mysterious silver-gilt enameled plate mark

[IslandFella]

I have a pair of silver plates, one orange and one purple. They bear identical hallmarks. I have been trying to get some info on where they originated for months now. Two antique dealers didn't recognise the marks either - one specialised in silverware. The dealer suggested it might be Russian. Below is a picture of the orange plate and its hallmark. Could anyone tell me anything? At this point I'm all but given up.

[dragonflywink]

Looks like David-Andersen to me: http://www.925-1000.com/david-andersen_marks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

~Cheryl

[IslandFella]

Well done DragonFlyWink. The right mark is definately Anderson. And his pieces are beautifully done too. I like the varied designs so I will research him more and get myself a few more items.

Any ideas on the middle mark? While I'm guessing the right mark is the Anderson company mark, would the middle mark be the actual maker - whose hands crafted the plate? It looks like an 'A' and if so, could it be Arthur's mark?

[IslandFella]

or could the centre mark be the year???

[swedenorway]

The right mark is for David-Andersen the firm founded by David Andersen in the mid 1800's and still active today with DA or David-Andersen marks. The right mark is for 925 (silver content) and typically for these early pieces the S used to mark silver was put on its side. 925 and S for silver. This seems to be that but the lower part of the S is mashed.