What are these?

[Warrior of Peace]

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Hi everyone, this is my first time posting. :] I found these items but don't know the names of them. i am also wondering if you might know their value. There are some marks underneath the handle that read: E.R. Zinc, silverplated, Italy, and then there is a makers mark that i don't know how to describe and can't get a picture of because my camera can't pick it up. sry If you could help me that would be awesome!

 

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[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !
Does the mark look like the one on the last picture down on this page?
Silver Salad Tongs Made in Italy by VintageShoppingSpree on Etsy
Don..

 

[zendog64]

I believe that's a finger bowl. Snooty rich people like to use them on their dinner tables to dip their fingers into after they touch food. I used to be an altar boy, and I recall that during the Catholic mass, priests dip their fingers into a finger bowl at some point too.

 

[Bayoutalker]

Looks a bit like a sugar bowl my grandmother had.

 

[Warrior of Peace]

Welcome to Treasure Net !
Does the mark look like the one on the last picture down on this page?
Silver Salad Tongs Made in Italy by VintageShoppingSpree on Etsy
Don..

It is!!! Thank you so much!!

 

[Warrior of Peace]

I believe that's a finger bowl. Snooty rich people like to use them on their dinner tables to dip their fingers into after they touch food. I used to be an altar boy, and I recall that during the Catholic mass, priests dip their fingers into a finger bowl at some point too.

Sweet, thanks for the info!

 

[Warrior of Peace]

Looks a bit like a sugar bowl my grandmother had.

Right on!

 

[nhbenz]

I believe the "E.R.Zinc" is actually "E.P.Zinc" (EP being Electro Plate) Here's a google Image search using E.P.; http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&....161.1053.10j1.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.-FRPK9XzReY

That should be a good starting point for finding a match. I noted that the pieces with this mark are newer than the days of popular finger bowl usage (which I thought was a good guess). I see items that are sauce bowls, fruit bowls, etc. listed of the same size, but haven't found a match to the rim on yours.