Silver forks, I think Austrian

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  1. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I have two forks that I believe I've decided are Austrian, from 1867-72, and .750. At least that's what I'm thinking. I can't really decide on what the name stamped on it says. I haven't even started to look for the crest/coat of arms. (bird wing with an arrow, crown, shield, horseshoe?, cross, axes?)

    Each fork is good size and heavy measuring about 8 ¾" and weighing about 70 grams. They have the same crest but in different sizes. The name on each is the same but neither is 100% readable and I haven't found anything googling with the spellings I've come up with,W. GLIXELLE, GLIXEILD?. Each has a head in a pentagon shape with a small 4 which I how I got to the date and the fineness. Not 100% sure of anything though.

    So does anyone have a name for the maker or any corrections to where I am? I imagine the crest is probably a pipe dream.:) Thanks:)
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  2. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    The Diana-head dating is 1872-1922, .750 fineness is correct, looks like a 'K' for Klagenfurt(?) - I read the maker's name as 'W.GLIXELLI'...

    ~Cheryl
     
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    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Darn, on my phone, really not sure which city-letter is on the right, thought it was 'K', which fit in for Krakow based on the coat of arms found by s_i_s - but a quick check found 'K' wasn't for Krakow. Maybe it is the Krakow 'E'...

    http://www.925-1000.com/Faustria_02.html

    ~Cheryl
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I went and took a few more photos and looked as closely as I could with my loupe and I think it is an "E". So Krakow it would seem!

    This is what confused me about the dating of the mark. I can't tell the difference comparing them to mine.

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    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Definitely an 'E', which fits everything else - at least my eyesight isn't completely shot, got the maker (nice find on his full name and dates). And sorry, should have been more clear, the cities where Austro-hungarian assays were done weren't noted in the Diana-head until 1872, hence the later dating...

    ~Cheryl
     
  8. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Oh that makes so much sense now that you say it:) The city is missing in first example photo and I couldn't make out much difference in the heads

    So I guess these date between 1872 and 1895 when he died.
     
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  9. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    You know what I realize....I somehow failed to say thank you :( SO Thank You!:)
     
  10. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Hehe, thanks for the 'Thank you' - but I took the 'Yeah Cheryl!' as a wonderful kinda 'Attagirl!', and it was much appreciated...

    ~Cheryl
     
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