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Brent

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iconnumber posted 11-06-2010 03:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Brent     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote



Hello all,

I just purchased the attached Arts & Crafts sterling server from ****. It was intriguing, as the shape is unusual and the mark was one I had never seen before. Having it in hand, I am even more impressed with the design and the quality of the workmanship. It is a very nice item. Anyway, does anyone happen to recognize the maker's mark? I am stumped!

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 11-06-2010 04:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What do you think, is it C E or E C or C T or ?.

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iconnumber posted 11-06-2010 04:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wev     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I think it is GCE conjoined for George C. Erickson. If so, it would be a very early mark, as he changed to ERICKSON/STERLING when he bought the Carlson shop in 1932.

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Brent

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iconnumber posted 11-06-2010 04:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Brent     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thansk for the input. Erickson occurred to me, too, but the only early Erickson mark I know is a G.C.E. in script. If whoever it is is using a convention like Stone, then the first mark is likely a shop trademark and P may be a individual craftsman's initial.

As for the mark, it could well be a cypher of C and E; I don't think G figures in, though a T might.

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iconnumber posted 11-06-2010 06:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for agphile     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Was there a maker with the name Cross? I wondered whether there might be a bit of a pun in the mark.

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