Featured Todays garage sale finds.

Picked up a couple of silver items at the garage sales today. Have a question for the silver brains here, The marks on the large sugar shaker (?) I think are for Birmingham and 1908. The heart shaped mark I've found 2 possibility's 1 being Harold Vyvyan pithey & co and the other being Williams Birmingham ltd. The marks on the base portion are very worn but the marks on the lid are pretty good (that's where I got the date from) Any additional info on this would be welcome.
The earrings happened to catch my eye and was wondering if anyone knows the maker, I make out THA? G BARSE but might be way off . They look like turquoise and are marked 925. Again any info would be most appreciated. BTW these were 1 dollar each.

 

Thai[land] Copyright Barse. They sell on line, on HSN and some other spots. Pretty much vintage last week.

 

Earrings are "inspired" by Ippolita or Yurman.................I forget which..............

 

These days that style is everywhere.

 

I sort of figured that the earrings weren't much but for a buck along with the silver shaker @ 124 grams also a buck I couldn't go wrong. I'm glad someone has better eyes than I have here is the shaker after a bit of a polish, BTW its about 7 inches high by 2 1/2 inches across.

 

the shaker....for a buck ??
good eye !!!!

 

Like you I'm not at all sure who the maker is. If I had to guess between the 2 you came up with, I would choose Williams Birmingham, Ltd. I thinkkkk I may see a "B" in the top right of the heart. Mind you I think! I have tried editing the pic hoping to see it better with no luck. I am including a few of the edited versions.
http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Birmingham-WA-WB.html#WB

--- Susan

 

For a buck I'm not sure I'd care whodunnit.(LOL)

 

Curiosity is my downfall, I enjoy the research almost as much as the finding but yes when it comes right down to it, it's a dollar well spent with another piece added to my hoard!!! Thanks for your info Susan.

 

Same here. I recently bought a silver-colored candy dish so I could research the marks! It's probably Belgian plate.