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Title: 'Silver' type vase?
Post by: keith on August 18, 2010, 09:10:57 PM

Around 3 inches high,not mine,said I'd try and find any info' about it,no luck so far tried the silver plate site and a few others,the pictorial mark looks like the prince of Wales feathers with hand attached the rest not a clue,help please :hb: ???

Title: Re: 'Silver' type vase?
Post by: Anne on August 19, 2010, 09:41:10 PM

I'd be looking towards pewter or pewter plate or Britannia metal with those marks Keith, they don't really look like silver plate marks.

Title: Re: 'Silver' type vase?
Post by: keith on August 19, 2010, 09:58:04 PM

Thanks Anne,did try pewter,forgot about Britannia metal,will lookagain,ta, ;D
                                                                                                               Keith.

Title: Re: 'Silver' type vase?
Post by: antiquerose123 on August 20, 2010, 07:41:50 AM

Hi Keith - the Cross on it with the Hand, could be a Family Crest. There is a good book about these that was written in England quite a few years ago -- but I can not remember the name right now.

HERE (http://books.google.ca/books?id=x24zxU6gq-gC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=Heraldry+cubit+hand+cuffed&source=bl&ots=GkhyX9Gtxr&sig=lrQSdGJsAK19r67RmpCCCdOgdd4&hl=en&ei=2B5uTKXCGo3_nAfMwM32Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false)

(some good reading here) ---> :cheerleader: http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/charges/humans.html


Or try this site...
http://www.freecoatsofarms.com/heraldryebooks.html

To me, that has something to do with it.  I know a fore-arm hand holding things are called *cubit arm* that is either *cuffed* or not.  Makes a difference if it is Just the hand, or has a sleeve on it, or the forearm, or more.  Take a quick reading there on the site where I put the little Cheerleader Smiley at -- as that tells you some things....

Also means something by what they are holding in there hand too.....hope this (might) help some and if you can get some leads on that, then maybe the other stuff will fall into place...

;)

Added:  The scripted *S* looks like some of the marks that is listed in a book called Jacksons

http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm

could also *ask* here on this Forum (silver etc): 
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/index.php

Title: Re: 'Silver' type vase?
Post by: keith on August 20, 2010, 08:51:14 PM

Thanks Rose,plenty for me to look up there,ta,
                                                                    Keith.