Hi,
this small knife is marked with 830 and IS (or SL if you hold it the other way). On the blade is the word "Bronce". I'm not sure whether this is from a German maker. I'd be thankful if someone had an idea where this knife might come from.
Thanks!
Flaubert
Small knife marked IS and Bronce
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Re: Small knife marked IS and Bronce
»Kittware« fruit knife with bronze blade, made by »IS«
Hello Flaubert
Yours fruit knife has a bronze blade; »Kittware« made by »IS«, a by me unknown Berlin maker.
»Kittware« was usual in Western Europe (e.g. France), not only in Germany. That was not so often hollowware (candle sticks), but almost flatware, made from thin rolled silver sheets, often only foils!
Their destination was: To be »show-up presents« - to be used only when the presenter came for visit.
One of the typical signs is: Their marks (fineness most times: 800 — for export: 830 or 835; some times without Crescent and Crown; some times also without maker’s mark) aren’t struck post processing; but embossed from the inside of haft’s halve shell. That means they are visible in a kind of relief — then most times “blanc” without a cartouche around of them.
After the haft’s halve shells were soldered together, these hafts were filled with »Kitt« (a plaster of several composition — some times including also the traditionally used colophony) and the blades, forks or spoon … fixed very quickly before hardening.
This composition of filler made it very difficult to washing-up the flatware — not by series, only once by once. These bad results you could see and feel on yours haft — it looks like to be sculptured indefinably.
Well, there are some interesting items — but as collector I personally escape these items, like the Diablo the Cathedral. A while ago I’ve buy a plagiarism of Peter Behrens model 8200 for Bahner — only one of the salad servers I could show; the other is deformed like to be a total different model.
Your remark on »JS« mark I haven’t forgotten. This »IS« isn’t Josef Schmid; but one of the many little Berlin manufactories for »Kittware«, »Geschenkware«, »Phantasiebestecke«.
Kind regards silverport
Hello Flaubert
Yours fruit knife has a bronze blade; »Kittware« made by »IS«, a by me unknown Berlin maker.
»Kittware« was usual in Western Europe (e.g. France), not only in Germany. That was not so often hollowware (candle sticks), but almost flatware, made from thin rolled silver sheets, often only foils!
Their destination was: To be »show-up presents« - to be used only when the presenter came for visit.
One of the typical signs is: Their marks (fineness most times: 800 — for export: 830 or 835; some times without Crescent and Crown; some times also without maker’s mark) aren’t struck post processing; but embossed from the inside of haft’s halve shell. That means they are visible in a kind of relief — then most times “blanc” without a cartouche around of them.
After the haft’s halve shells were soldered together, these hafts were filled with »Kitt« (a plaster of several composition — some times including also the traditionally used colophony) and the blades, forks or spoon … fixed very quickly before hardening.
This composition of filler made it very difficult to washing-up the flatware — not by series, only once by once. These bad results you could see and feel on yours haft — it looks like to be sculptured indefinably.
Well, there are some interesting items — but as collector I personally escape these items, like the Diablo the Cathedral. A while ago I’ve buy a plagiarism of Peter Behrens model 8200 for Bahner — only one of the salad servers I could show; the other is deformed like to be a total different model.
Your remark on »JS« mark I haven’t forgotten. This »IS« isn’t Josef Schmid; but one of the many little Berlin manufactories for »Kittware«, »Geschenkware«, »Phantasiebestecke«.
Kind regards silverport