Is this a coronation souvenir? Does the emblem represent the Prince of Wales, and is that Edward or George? Are the hallmarks identifiable?
It may have something to do with (future) Gustav VI Adolf, who turned 21 that year. His grandfather was still king, so he was not named Crown Prince until 1907, when his grandfather died and his father took the throne. He did not become king himself until 1950 when he was 68 years old. (Shades of Prince Charles who at 70 is still Prince of Wales.)
So, it may not be a souvenir of a particular occasion, but possibly of a personage. Hmmm. I'm thinking of having a jeweler repair the base, so it sits level again. Think it's worth doing?
That's very likely. Here's the Swedish coat of arms and a photograph of the heir apparent. The cup would commemorate his majority. Debora
I doesn't hurt to ask, just make sure it's not just your run of the mill jeweler. You need an experienced bench jeweler.
I'm sure Bakersgma is correct, the coat of arms belongs to the province of Scania (Skåne), King Gustaf VI Adolf was the Duke of Scania prior to ascending the throne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scania The maker's mark is too obscured for me to make out anything other than the last letter 'A', the town mark is for Stockholm. ~Cheryl
Thank you, everyone. I appreciate the collective knowledge of the members here. It's invaluable. Frank
I'm reminded of a quote from Edward VII who once said that "We all pray to the eternal father, but I must be the only one cursed with an eternal mother!".
That's up to you, but sterling is relatively soft and easy to manipulate with your fingers or a stick of wood of the right size and shape. Personally I would bend it back by hand, but if you're not comfortable doing that, and if you care that it sits level, then it should be cheap for a jeweler to do also.
Re-leveling wonky silver things can be tricky, but it can be done. Get a small hammer, a block of wood, something to wrap around the wood (piece of fabric) and a level surface. Then simply start hammering and shaping. Start gently and work your way up. Silver is soft, it doesn't take much to completely wreck a piece. But something like this should be relatively easy.
If the base flange was without decoration, I might agree with your approach, Shangas. But seeing the finely detailed work on this one is why I recommended an experienced person.
