Featured Silver trays

Hi all. I picked these up with that weird leaf thing,same sale. They are 11 inches long,7 wide,and as bad as they look now its a vast improvement from when I found them. So black you could barely see details ! I truly didnt know if they were silver,but for $3 apiece I took the chance. One is clearly marked 800,the other I have only found some odd mark so far. Any and all ideas are always appreciated.

 

Those are lovely, Johnny!

I wonder if the first one is the same maker as this:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-19t...h=item3fa36557ff:g:iEsAAOSwPkJbM4Og:rk:1:pf:0

German - HANDARBEIT = hand made, I believe...

 

Good find ! I couldnt even find that. I looked at German silversmiths for a while but didnt find a match. Any hints on getting the remaining tarnish off? Thats the result of 4 different polishings!

 

You might find this thread interesting: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45150

~Cheryl

 

Top mark

 

Thank you all so much ! I dont know how I missed those ! Wow,looks like I made some lucky finds,sorta makes up for the misses of wich I excel at ! Again,thank you all for your input !

 

That was interesting. I wonder why he said they wouldnt put "handmade" on export ?

 

He said they wouldn't put a German word like 'Handarbeit' on an export, but have doubts on an Asian origin (believe the combination of 'Handarbeit' and 'Sterling Silver' which would more likely be used on an export was probably bothering him) - but have just seen too many very similar variants of the same basic style, bearing different marks, including the proper crescent & crown to think it's not German-made. Would also consider the number of Americans bringing home German silver after WWII and later, with 'sterling silver' meaning more to them - no real reason to think that set wasn't purchased in Germany and brought back to the U.S. But of course, your pieces are .800 silver...

This thread mentions the same 'M.K.' mark, with one poster suggesting possible attribution, but probably unlikely (also mention of an idiotic appraisal): http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33174

This thread on Peter Ferner, who also used 'Handarbeit' on his production,
gives an idea of how popular German silver was for those post-WWII Americans: http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9493

~Cheryl

 

Fascinating ! Thank you so much.

 

nice....take a chance...Johnny !!!!!

 

Nice one. I've seen similar pieces from Germany before; they seem to have had a liking for this type of design, and they've all been .800 silver. Just in case anyone else finds a piece and can't read the marks.

 

https://www.rubylane.com/item/419645-215-0619E/Fine-German-Repouse-800-Silver-Bowl - Found this straight up, might be helpful. cheers