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Scott Martin
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    Great faces in silver #5


From time to time great faces show up in silver and silverplate. We thought it would be fun to start a thread where we post photos of great silver faces.


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What would the function of the mermaid item be?

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What is the multi-headed item-love it!

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Cane handle. I think it is great as well.

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Love the hair!

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Hello Scott,

What lovely pieces. Is the lady a brooch?
I assume they are sterling, who are the makers?

Jersey

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On the back of a brush by Victor Silver Company.

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Scott,
Nicest one I've seen.
What about the angels, Victor as well?
Thank you for the info.

Jersey

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the cherubs - unknown maker

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Scott I especially love the tray (?) , and thank you so much for including makers marks!

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unknown See:Sterling mystery mark

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A very welcoming and friendly bee adorns this honey pot.

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Somehow I missed this posting when you put that amazing pitcher on, Scott. How incredibly beautiful!

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Bracelet by Shiebler

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A pair of English tea tongs marked I [pellet] B, dating from the late 1730s (or so the kind and knowledgeable Dr. David "Tea Tongs" Shlosberg tells me), with Baroque "cherub heads" on the ends. The tongs themselves have been repaired, making them rather crooked.


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Nice find. I don't recall seeing any similar examples, so I guess fairly rare. I wouldn't worry about the repair - it's something one has to live with in the case of tongs that have been well used.

It prompts me to show the "Green Man" on the hinge of a pair of tongs, probably from the late 1740s.

This is one of the two known pairs that David Shlosberg records in his book 18th Century Silver Tea Tongs. I don't know whether other examples have come to light since the book was published.

David

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