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worldofantiques Posts: 4 Registered: Dec 2003	posted 12-30-2003 06:44 PM [01-1354] Good evening. I have a Sterling Silver dish 9" in diameter with 6 deep depressions inside the bowl. These are 2" deep by 2 1/2" wide. The marks are Sterling 3479 under a "W" inside a circle with three Prince of Wale's plumes set horizontally either side of the circle. My initial thought was that it was an oyster plate/dish. But they normally have depressions for 12. Then I thought maybe a Seder plate/tray/dish but the food would fall into the middle. Any help on this item would be gratefully received. Thank you, Michael ------------------ Home is where the heart is! IP: Logged
mdhavey Posts: 164 Registered: Dec 2003	posted 01-01-2004 01:19 PM Hi, Michael If the mark looks like this then it's Frank M Whiting Co. (not to be confused with Whiting Manufacturing Co., which was bought out by Gorham. Frank M Whiting was the son of the founder of Whiting Mfg. and there was a lawsuit about the name similarity in 1896 after which the mark became the w in the circle, which is reproduced above. In 1940 it became a division of Ellmore Silver Co. (credit Rainwater, Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, 5th ed.) IP: Logged
mdhavey Posts: 164 Registered: Dec 2003	posted 01-01-2004 01:21 PM But why not a half dozen oysters in a dish? IP: Logged
worldofantiques Posts: 4 Registered: Dec 2003	posted 01-01-2004 02:20 PM Thank you, MD! Although I am English and quite good with English hallmarks, American ones are a mystery to me at the moment. The marks are exactly as you described. And I guess why not, indeed, 6 oysters in a dish! Out of interest my surname is Gorham. Sadly not related as far as I know! Once again, thank you for your help. Michael ------------------ Home is where the heart is! IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 01-01-2004 09:05 PM I think this is just a fruit or berry bowl, not an oyster dish. The shape is not quite right. My guess is the depressions are just part of the design. IP: Logged
worldofantiques Posts: 4 Registered: Dec 2003	posted 01-01-2004 09:30 PM Thank you Paul. I suspect you are right. I appreciate your help. Michael IP: Logged
FriendOfWOA unregistered	posted 01-02-2004 12:03 AM quote: On Dec-30-03 at 12:11:27 PST: Sorry, I've just been told this is a Seder dish. Used at certain Jewish meals. But I think oysters would look good in it! Michael IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 01-02-2004 11:34 AM quote: I've just been told this is a Seder dish That is interesting. This seems to be deeper than most seder plates, and aren't the depressions in seder plates usually labeled and more separated from each other? [This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 01-02-2004).] IP: Logged
worldofantiques Posts: 4 Registered: Dec 2003	posted 01-02-2004 05:21 PM HI Paul, That comment was not posted by me. It was copied from something I added to an auction description, then withdrew the item until I discovered what it might be. If you look at who posted it, it says "Friend of WOA". Whoever that is! I agree with you, there is no way it's a Seder dish, plate or tray. The depressions are too steep and not deep enough. Michael IP: Logged

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