posted 12-17-2002 09:52 AM            

Can you identify this Silversmith's Mark & Pattern?

Calling all the Silver and Sterling experts, I need helping identify Sterling Hallmark and pattern of this flatware. Pictures below.

Click Here: Hallmark

It is a 12 - 5 pieces set with serving pieces. Purchased about 20+ years ago, just after the boom -- bust of silver in the early 80s, from one of the largest coin dealers in the Midwest. This set was part of this coin dealers personal Sterling Collection. At that time, he told me the Silversmith's name and the pattern, but I didn't write it down, all I remember was that it was RARE or UNUSUAL. I come in a deluxe Westmoreland Sterling Chest. However, I do not believe that was the original chest.

The same dealer, a client of our firm and a very good friend, sold me at the same time a Georg Jensen Acorn set of 226 pieces, many period pieces of Sterling, a very nice Collection. After I bought the lot, I shown to one of our firm's partners a well known collector of silver. He told me that was "an extremely valuable lot, the best that money could put together."

All and every piece is marked STERLING and has a very small hallmark, which appears to be a "Knight Helmet with a plume and the top part of the Knights shoulders and chest. The knight is looking to the West" The dinner knifes' blades was marked International Stainless.

I know it is not a Westmoreland, since I have research on the web and on books, and it seems that Westmoreland never designed anything like this pattern, that is why I think this was not the original Silver Chest.

Thanks for all your help.

posted 12-17-2002 11:11 AM            

You are absolutely right. Now I remember, that is what the coin dealer called it.

Merry Christmas!