German 800 silver from Antique Store

[HistoryTeacher]

Drove my son to Montgomery, Alabama to hang out with a friend. After dropping him off, I got to explore some thrift and antique stores. My best pick up by far (and one of the best of the year) was this 800 German silver gravy bowl. Priced at $18.00, it weighs in at 535 grams. It looks like the mark for Adolf Kander of Berlin 1882-1939. https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_4.html

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[tamrock]

I get happy when I find silver that isn't marked sterling. I've noticed that many vintage German alloy pieces do have their own distinct design. I have a little coffee cup and plate set of German made silver I believe was also made by Adolf Kander

Some over looked 80% silver from Germany

Found this yesterday at an indoor Flea Market. It's a cup & saucer made by a German silversmith named Adolf Kander. I'm out on business til maybe Saturday this week and I don't have my scale, but it feels kinda hefty for it's size. It's definitely worth more in silver weight then I got it for...

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[jewelerguy]

You got a great deal on that for over 400 bucks melt value.

 

[Red-Coat]

Great find.

Adolf Kander it is. Although the link you found dates Kander from 1882-1939, the 'crescent and crown' mark was first introduced in 1886.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

I get happy when I find silver that isn't marked sterling. I've noticed that many vintage German alloy pieces do have their own distinct design. I have a little coffee cup and plate set of German made silver I believe was also made by Adolf Kander

Some over looked 80% silver from Germany

Found this yesterday at an indoor Flea Market. It's a cup & saucer made by a German silversmith named Adolf Kander. I'm out on business til maybe Saturday this week and I don't have my scale, but it feels kinda hefty for it's size. It's definitely worth more in silver weight then I got it for...

www.treasurenet.com

I just looked at the cup and plate you found. You said they had "heft." That is what I thought when I picked up this piece--it is so thick and hefty I was sure it was plated. Kander seems to have been generous with silver.

Every big piece of silver I have found has had European markings. People mostly know what "sterling" and "925 is.

 

[tamrock]

I just looked at the cup and plate you found. You said they had "heft." That is what I thought when I picked up this piece--it is so thick and hefty I was sure it was plated. Kander seems to have been generous with silver.

Every big piece of silver I have found has had European markings. People mostly know what "sterling" and "925 is.

It is nice to come by the German alloy silver, because they do seem to be constructed with more silver than many pieces that use the higher grade sterling. I've not been finding a lot lately and I'm aware that many others are now out looking for silver and gold in the thrift stores and flea markets than before. More are educating themselves I believe also about the marks to keep an eye out for. These are my latest under valued sterling pieces. They cost me around $22. and change. They're litte sterling butter pats I found at a small church thrift shop a little more than a couple month ago. What's cool is they are mono'd with a B, which my last name begins with. I found some spoons awhile back in the same store also mono'd with a B. Maybe they were also left to this same T-store by the same donor?

 

[Red-Coat]

It is nice to come by the German alloy silver, because they do seem to be constructed with more silver than many pieces that use the higher grade sterling. I've not been finding a lot lately and I'm aware that many others are now out looking for silver and gold in the thrift stores and flea markets than before. More are educating themselves I believe also about the marks to keep an eye out for. These are my latest under valued sterling pieces. They cost me around $22. and change. They're litte sterling butter pats I found at a small church thrift shop a little more than a couple month ago. What's cool is they are mono'd with a B, which my last name begins with. I found some spoons awhile back in the same store also mono'd with a B. Maybe they were also left to this same T-store by the same donor?

Good score. As you probably already know, those are by the Whiting Manufacturing Company (1866 – 1924) of North Attleboro, Massachusetts although they had relocated to New York by the time your pieces were made. Shreve & Company of San Francisco were the retailing jewellers.

Pattern number 3808 was “St. Martin’s”, designed by George E. Ball in 1916. I believe those are coasters.

 

[xr7ator]

Teeaacheeer (like "Preacher" in Pale Rider) That's a nice hunk o silver! Grats and thanks for the post.
I think I would have polished it up and used it yesterday were it mine.

Tam. Lucky guy. I haven't looked in a long time but used to look on ebay for B monogram ANYthing and never did have any luck. Those are cool and I'd prob place silver finds found tectin' on them in my machinist tools box/treasure chest.

 

[tamrock]

I believe those are coasters.

Thank you for the details RC. So you think these are coasters then. They're rather small in outside diameter measuring at 2.5 inches, but you didn't know that. I was thinking they'd be to small to be used as a coaster.