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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 31466, member: 111&quot;]Hunh - kind of odd pieces, would guess maybe 1950s-60s Korean, if intended for the American market, should have been marked as to fineness, but Korean silver is found unmarked as well as marked in unusual ways.&nbsp; Perhaps a member of the military or a tourist visiting Korea found some works by a student or, ummm, a maker who was still developing their skills.</p><p><br /></p><p>Little doubt that you&#039;ve identified the combination chopstick/spoon rest with bud vase correctly, and spoons would be more commonly used than in Japan or China.&nbsp; The chasing on the dishes (shallow bowls - deep plates?), though fairly simplistic, isn&#039;t badly done at all, but those Daffodil spoons are pretty awful - maybe cast from some that found their way to the maker&#039;s shop?</p><p><br /></p><p>Eh, all pretty speculative on my part...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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