this is my first post after using this site for research purposes for some rough 2 years already. It's great that an archive like this exists and I really appreciate everyone's input.
Today I'm looking for the origin of two solid silver objects, a cream jug and a sugar basin with matching decor and shape. I'm afraid the two pieces are nothing too peculiar, and probably not too old either.
Though I didn't find any resembling mark on this site, I have a feeling that it's still something quite common.
Here are photos of the two objects. The marks on both pieces are identical.
It's obvious that the objects are solid silver 800/1000. I have seen the decimal standard mark written as "0.800" somewhere else before. It's more common on pocket watches but not on objects of this size. I've got the two pieces from a German collection, together with many other silver objects, most of them coming from Southern Germany (Schwäbisch Gmünd and the like). I'm not sure if it's German silver, since crown & crescent moon are missing. There appears to be no manufacturer mark either save for a model no. and a hand carved number. Judging from the design Iand workmanship 'd date this back to late 19th / early 20th century historism. Plenty of objects of this kind have been around at that time.
Any idea on the country of origin of these two objects would be really appreciated. I believe it's something continental European but I'm not really sure.
Thank you.
Regards,
Roy