Featured Copenhagen and Grann & Laglye Marks

It's already on a shelf!

 

Heh, will be popping in and out - Gixen, the very reliable sniping service I use, has an issue with eBay, and I keep checking to see if they're back up before an item I have scheduled comes up (missed one, but it didn't sell and was relisted).

Just for clarity, the 'Copenhagen' mark has been the Danish national quality mark since 1893, until 1936 it indicated a minimum fineness of .826, then changed to minimum .830. You're lucky to have the maker, quite a bit of Danish silver is missing the maker as on INH's spoons (that is Heise's official assay-master mark, only found on pieces from his 1904-32 tenure, and is not one of his maker's marks) - honestly, it's real mixed bag, even the simplest marks should be just the maker and the fineness, but even that isn't always present.

INH - will see what I can find on your pattern, I have some old Danish flatware catalogs...

~Cheryl

 

I see. It doesn't mean it is from Copenhagen then. I was so pleased to find the maker's mark in the list with a picture. Thank you for this added bit of information. Your are a wonderful resource and I love seeing your stuff.

 

Well, Grann & Laglye was a Copenhagen firm, so in this case it is from there...

~Cheryl

 

I didn't make that connection. I read some information about them being two silversmiths, but didn't know where they were from.

 

NO, @KikoBlueEyes, NOT your imagination, IMHO.....faint with lots of scratches, but I DO SEE some marks......not really discernible, but I DO see some.......

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Whew! I'm glad someone else sees them too. While I tend to be generally fanciful, the middle one especially seemed real. Not as definitively stamped as the part in the middle, though.

 

INH - your pattern is 'Rosen' by Horsens Sølvvarefabrik/W. & S. Sorensen, I have dating as early to mid 20th century. The date on yours is '28 rather than '38...

From a 1935 Horsens catalog:


Here is a set with Horsens marks:

https://www.lauritz.com/en/auktion/horsens-sølvvarefabrik-rosen-cutlery-in-silver-87/i5825042/?utm_source=barnebys&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=barnebys&utm_content=2021-01-17


This is my favorite Grann & Laglye spoon, set with amber - it's packed away, and don't remember the marks other than the old G&L mark, and 1922 three-tower mark:




~Cheryl

 

What an interesting combination of design and elements, your G&L spoon. Almost like eating with jewelry.

 

No trouble at all, just couldn't remember the maker - I always enjoy looking through catalogs...

~Cheryl

 

What a great thing to solve a mystery from your own family's pieces.

 

I get the same thrill from scrolling through the images on my computer while trying to find something. My eyes delight at all the beauty, style and form. It is such a pleasure.

 

The jar itself appears to be cut lead crystal rather than being moulded glass. It should feel 'cold' to the touch, and relatively heavy in weight for its size, and no moulding lines should be present at all.

 

I'll check. Thank you.

 

Heh, you have that lovely Jensen garnet necklace, so should see the similarity in the spoon - Skønvirke pieces often incorporate semi-precious cabochons, though other flatware and holloware pieces were made, they're most often coffee/mocha spoons or teaspoons (Evald Nielsen was another maker that produced similar stone-set spoons). I have several silver spoons combined with various materials, with all sorts of origins...

~Cheryl

 

No moulding marks - check
Cold - well its unusually cold here in Southern California 63 degrees F at 8am, but given that it seems cold - check
Weight- 13.5 oz or 383 grams - check
The lines in the bottom pattern are variable in length - I would think in a mould the "spokes" would be even.

 

Yep! Looks cut to me. 'Moulds' hardly ever make mistakes!