posted on April 26, 2010 03:03:52 PM new
Hi, all: This is a child's spoon, marked sterling, plus some marks I'm not familiar with. Anyone? Adele
And here's a closeup of the third mark:
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posted on April 26, 2010 03:29:49 PM new
roadsmith:The anchor mark is for Birmingham, England. It's hard to see the other two, the first one might be the lion passant, which means the silver is 9.25% purs, I can't really see the last mark.
posted on April 27, 2010 04:45:26 AM new
Good morning Roadie, As everyone has said it is Gorham . Here is a little more info on Gorham http://www.silvercollecting.com/silvermarksG.html
If you post a picture of the handle Max has offered to help with the pattern name.
posted on April 27, 2010 11:34:30 AM new
The Gorham lion-anchor-G mark is intentionally misleading; it's an imitation of old English silver hallmarks. You wouldn't believe how many people this confuses.
I have a number of books on sterling silver flatware, including Tere Hagan's book and the first and second edition of Osterberg's _Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance_, so turn the spoon over and take a picture of the handle.
Sigh. Silver flatware used to be such fun to deal in. But the new stuff is extremely flimsy and the market is flooded with fake salt spoons.
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posted on April 27, 2010 11:59:03 AM new
I really appreciate the help I've gotten here. After spending at least a half hour on eBay last night looking at Gorham patterns, I discovered that this spoon is the "Lancaster Rose" pattern. Fluffy, it's definitely an old one.
I sell silver so seldom that I haven't felt the need to buy a book on silver patterns. This may turn the corner for me; I hate to spend so much time looking for a pattern name!
posted on April 27, 2010 12:53:55 PM new
roadsmith: I had some Oneida silver plated silverware, quite old, but I just couldn't find the pattern name. I went to Replacements, but going through so many was daunting, so I sent them a picture, and within a few days they replied with the pattern name.
