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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Charger plate - Maker Identified

« on: March 02, 2012, 10:14:44 pm »

I got some help on this one from a gentleman in Canada and thought I would follow up. It turns out that the plate was made by a Robert Jupe who died in 1737. Thanks for the great leads.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Charger plate - At a dead end with touchmarks

« on: February 29, 2012, 12:25:05 pm »

I'm going to attach a few more (better quality) photos. Based on the previous replies, do you think it would be a safe bet to consider this plate 17th or 18th century?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Charger plate - At a dead end with touchmarks

« on: February 21, 2012, 04:10:15 pm »

Hi, I agree, it certainly has seen better days. What it actually says is tough to make out. The mark on the right appears to say something like "SOBERT"...... There are two stamps that say "LONDON". I have a book full of markings but can't find any reference to "SOBERT". If that is indeed what it says, I'm wondering if it might be a family name.

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Antique Questions Forum / Charger plate - At a dead end with touch marks (Maker Identified)

« on: February 19, 2012, 11:04:03 pm »

I have this old charger plate and am having a heck of a time making out the touchmarks. I am hoping someone might recognize throne on the right, but I'm not going to get my hopes up. I've gone through my entire book of marks and searched online without much luck. "LONDON" was used in both England and America which doesn't make it any easier. I'm going to keep researching, but any information would be very much appreciated. The second photo shows some rough annotations. I pulled this from a scrap metal bin at the local dump. Perhaps it was there for a reason?  

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bakelite?

« on: February 19, 2012, 03:22:13 pm »

Thanks for the reply. Attached is a photo of the clasp.

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Antique Questions Forum / Bakelite?

« on: February 19, 2012, 01:15:02 pm »

My wife has a jewelry box that was passed down from her grandmother. In this box we found this necklace and I was wondering if anybody was familiar with design.  I have found similar pieces online, but can't seem to find any in this color or with the gold pieces between beads. Any help would be appreciated!