Mystery mark American Arts & Crafts silver bowl dated 1906.
925 1000
Hand wrought- I have had similar pieces before. Originally thought it was Porter Blanchard. Someone suggested Boston Handicraft, possibly connection to Shreve Crump & Low.
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Arts Crafts Silver mark 925 1000 Boston Porter Shreve
Hi,
At present, no one seems to know the maker who used this stamp, but the mark is usually seen in conjunction with a number of northeastern U. S. high quality retailer's marks including; Marcus & Co., Shreve, Crump & Low, Theodore B. Starr, Galt & Bro. & J. E. Caldwell. The 1907 Daniel Low & Co. (Salem, Mass.) catalog illustrated and offered a great deal of work by this maker. For at least a couple of years, I've been meaning to contact the Salem Historical Society to find out more about Low and try and learn if they had a workshop on site and may themselves have actually been the producers of these pieces.
I don't believe there is any chance of these pieces having been done by any of the Blanchards, the craftsmanship exhibited in them is just not up to their level.
Regards, Tom
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At present, no one seems to know the maker who used this stamp, but the mark is usually seen in conjunction with a number of northeastern U. S. high quality retailer's marks including; Marcus & Co., Shreve, Crump & Low, Theodore B. Starr, Galt & Bro. & J. E. Caldwell. The 1907 Daniel Low & Co. (Salem, Mass.) catalog illustrated and offered a great deal of work by this maker. For at least a couple of years, I've been meaning to contact the Salem Historical Society to find out more about Low and try and learn if they had a workshop on site and may themselves have actually been the producers of these pieces.
I don't believe there is any chance of these pieces having been done by any of the Blanchards, the craftsmanship exhibited in them is just not up to their level.
Regards, Tom
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