Portuguese Oporto Maker Needed

[dgnorth]

I'm trying to find the silversmith or maker of a footed bowl or large goblet. I can identify the mark for Oporto 1938 to date, fineness .916, but don't have the reference to check the maker's mark. In a vertical rectangle, the letter 'F' in the upper left-hand corner; a hammer resting on a boulder or anvil, with its handle extending up to the right. I have an image that is not very clear, but not sure how to post it. Thank you for any information.

DGZ

[oel]

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[dgnorth]

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[dgnorth]

Additional photo. Possibility that S+F is importer if it's Swift & Fisher North Attleboro Mass.

[blakstone]

The maker is Ferreira Marques & Irmão, who registered this mark - F with an inkwell & pen - in 1934 as successor to Manuel José Ferreira Marques. The company is still in business; search this forum for "Ferreira" for more threads about them. The guarantee mark here was not used after 1984, so your piece must date before that.

Hope this helps!

Ref: Manuel Goncalves Vidal & Fernando Moitinho de Almeida, Marcas de Contraste e Ourives Portugueses, v. II 1887-1993 (Lisbon: Impresa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 1997), p. 191, mark 1835.

[dgnorth]

Thank you so much, blakstone! I actually laughed when I understood that the figure was a pen with ink bottle. I see what happens when we make assumptions ... and the wisdom of posting images.

DGZ