Featured Sterling silver art nouveau napkin ring maker?

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  1. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Another thing bought in the '70s. About 1 7/8" across (inside), 1 3/4" high. Conveniently dated 1907. Weighs 52g.

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    Are those initials GH or GK?
     
    moreotherstuff, Apr 20, 2019
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Maker is Towle. Not sure about the initials. Gothic can be very frustrating.
     
    Bakersgma, Apr 20, 2019
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  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Hard to read for sure but it does look more or less like GH if you compare to this text chart. Though, if you look at a different chart who knows:rolleyes:.

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    say_it_slowly, Apr 20, 2019
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    BK, but I'm pretty terrible at deciphering these.
     
    Bronwen, Apr 20, 2019
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  5. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Love the design :)
     
    Marie Forjan, Apr 20, 2019
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  6. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    I don't think I've ever seen a prettier napkin ring.
     
    judy, Apr 20, 2019
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  7. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Thanks for the ID. I would not have imagined part of that mark to be the letter "T". Until I took the photo, I thought it was a lion (or boar... not very well delineated in this example) in a shield. After the photo, I thought the letter "J".

    I'll go with GH for the initials, though there is wiggle room.
     
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  8. Hollyblue

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    Hollyblue, Apr 20, 2019
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  9. ilikeoldstuff

    ilikeoldstuff New Member

    ilikeoldstuff, Apr 27, 2019
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  10. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Welcome to the board.

    That is a nice napkin ring. I do wonder how this was made. I suppose appliques makes sense, but there is really no sign of a seam or join. A silversmith would know, but I do not.
     
    moreotherstuff, Apr 27, 2019
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  11. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Seamless tubing or it really isn't hard to make a solder seam disappear with a little magic .... http://www.argex.co.uk/productlists.php?cat=54
     
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  12. ilikeoldstuff

    ilikeoldstuff New Member

    ilikeoldstuff, Sep 11, 2019
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  13. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Did you buy it, @ilikeoldstuff ? Looks like your new post here didn't come through.
     
    Figtree3, Sep 13, 2019
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