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Russell Posts: 52 Registered: Oct 2003	posted 07-04-2005 10:28 PM [01-2313] Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: I have an American sterling silver Art Nouveau bowl, about 6" in diameter. It is marked "Sterling, over a fasces, below which is the number 387". The 8 is faint and may even be a 2. Can anyone tell me the maker and when it was made? Thanks much. Russell IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-04-2005 11:08 PM see: Kerr children's flatware You might consider getting a few basic references like Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers by Dorothy Rainwater IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 07-05-2005 02:50 PM I'd only add that the factory numbers one finds on most pieces of silver from the 19th century and later tend not to be very useful, unless there is a corporate archive with the numbers recorded. Tiffany and Gorham both have such archives extant, and model numbers can be used to help date the introduction of forms into the company's line. IP: Logged
salmoned Posts: 336 Registered: Jan 2005	posted 07-05-2005 03:19 PM The mark can be found on the web at: k (I trust posting this site is allowed in the forums). Naturally, this source is not nearly as comprehensive or definitive as the previously mentioned reference, but it can be useful. IP: Logged
Russell Posts: 52 Registered: Oct 2003	posted 07-05-2005 09:52 PM Hi All, Thank you Scott, Ulysses and Salmoned. I don't know how I missed the mark on the Online Encyclopedia... I probably need new glasses... Its rather pretty for a company that I never knew existed. Thanks again. Russell IP: Logged

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