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 Joseph Seymour /12pc Pounded Sterling Vanity Set
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Thsthatntheother unregistered |
posted 09-13-2002 12:42 PM
 
Hello... I am inquiring about an 12pc.�J.S.Co." This set includes the following pieces: We found this set while at a local garage sale, here in Fort Worth, Texas. This set is quite stunning and gently used. We were not sure about its origin; therefore we came to "The Experts" to further educate ourselves about our collection. If anyone can shed light on this beautiful set, please do so.... We can use any and all information!! Thank you in advance for your assistance! Ms. Goreham and Ms. Long IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 09-13-2002 01:48 PM
It's hard to say much without seeing a picture, but the hammered finish you describe, in the absence of other kinds of ornament, suggests and arts and crafts kind of look, from early in the 20th century. Seymour was a Syracuse, NY, silversmith, and operated for a long time, in spite of being rather out of the silver mainstream (i.e. NYC, Newark or Providence. The hammering might or might not have been achieved by hand--there were many tricks to producing this effect, only one of which was actual hammering. Chasing, stamping and spot-hammering were all used to create a hammered surface. This first becomes popular in the late 1870s and 1880s with the influence of Japanese aesthetics, and carries on into the arts and crafts movement desire for hand-made effects. Your set probably comes from this period. I'm sure that jewelers in Forth Worth sold Seymour silver (he certainly didn't make a living selling to the locals, as prosperous as Syracuse was). The real interest would be in whose initials those were and who they were in Fort Worth history. Any chance of tracking that? I can't talk about value, but if you have other questions, I'm always game to take them on. Large sets like yours were a standard feature of the late 19th and early 20th century dressing table. The letter opener seems odd, since that's not a dressing piece, but all the others seem to fit in. Unger brothers offered upwards of 40 pieces for dresser sets in some of its patterns. IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 09-13-2002 06:39 PM
I wonder if your set is actually marked "I. S. Co.", as in the mark below: This is the mark for International Silver Co. These pieces sound unusual for Jos. Seymour silver, but typical for International, in decoration and form, circa 1910-1920. IP: Logged |
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