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iconnumber posted 01-07-2004 12:11 AM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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I would appreciate any assistance in identifying this very unusual fork. The stamp (not legible) is on the back of a tine.

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iconnumber posted 01-07-2004 02:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Paul Lemieux     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Your fork is Italian and was produced probably in the middle of this century. It is typical of spoons and little serving implements one sometimes sees. Suspect they are tourist items as they were mass produced and of mediocre quality. They are cast.

Sometimes they are silver (.800 grade) and sometimes they are brass or silverplated brass. The silver ones should be stamped 800, and the other ones are usually marked ITALY.

The designs usually try to be Renaissance Revival. Your fork depicts St. Mark's Lion.

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iconnumber posted 01-08-2004 02:54 AM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks so much for the info..and the welcome!
This is a great forum.
Fran W

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