Help With Identifying Marks On Vase

[Cupcake333]

Hello, Thank you!! This is the first time here to your wonderful forum!

I just received this vase from my parents. It belonged to my Grandmother. I looked through all my silver reference books, most of which are for English silver (which this is not) and they have small sections for American & Euro silver. I hope someone can assist with identifying this piece. It is also marked 999-1000 after the makers mark. Many thanks for your time and information.

[2209patrick]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Check out the Matthews Company here:
http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_M.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pat.

[silverport]

Hello

You are welcome.

In almost „normal“ Guides for Silver ware seldom you would find marks of makers for overlay technique of silver on Glass.

This technique was very popular especially in the so called »Art Nouveau« period around 1900.

Maker of your vase in overlay technique was Matthews Co., from Newark, NJ. They were active from about 1907 until about 1936. They were followed up by Hickok — Matthews Co.

They were makers of hollowware in silver, and made also items like yours.

Please look here for their mark: http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_M.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The overlay technique is made by electro plating processing, also called galvanic plate. Many makers haven’t had an own glass ware factory — they’ve buy it from glass ware factory. High end quality glass ware factories haven’t exist only in Bohemia, but also in America; e.g. with »Steuben Glass«.

To make this overlay would be used pure silver of »999-1,000« fineness — hence the mark on your item.

First mark, on the left, is maker’s mark. Then following numerical are an indication for model number and pattern of overlay.

Please look here; there is some more information on glass overlay with silver:

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... ht=overlay" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kind regards silverport

[Cupcake333]

Thank you all for such informative details. I really appreciate your help.

Kind regards,

Cupcake

Hello

You are welcome.

In almost „normal“ Guides for Silver ware seldom you would find marks of makers for overlay technique of silver on Glass.

This technique was very popular especially in the so called »Art Nouveau« period around 1900.

Maker of your vase in overlay technique was Matthews Co., from Newark, NJ. They were active from about 1907 until about 1936. They were followed up by Hickok — Matthews Co.

They were makers of hollowware in silver, and made also items like yours.

Please look here for their mark: http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_M.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The overlay technique is made by electro plating processing, also called galvanic plate. Many makers haven’t had an own glass ware factory — they’ve buy it from glass ware factory. High end quality glass ware factories haven’t exist only in Bohemia, but also in America; e.g. with »Steuben Glass«.

To make this overlay would be used pure silver of »999-1,000« fineness — hence the mark on your item.

First mark, on the left, is maker’s mark. Then following numerical are an indication for model number and pattern of overlay.

Please look here; there is some more information on glass overlay with silver:

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... ht=overlay" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kind regards silverport