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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.

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

~Cheryl

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?

or could the centre mark be the year???

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.