Identifying Markings on Serving Dish

By

PupperMom

03/29/2010

Ditto SieraStar's post; also, your piece is silverplate, and the First Love pattern was first produced in 1937 and was discontinued in 1973.

It was one of Rogers/ IS most popular Art Deco patterns--meaning there are loads of 'em out there. The more floral ornamentation on it, the closer to the late 30's through early 50's it is; if it's sparse on the floral decoration, it's likely one of the later pieces, 60's through '73.

Source: am an eBay top-rated/power seller, dealing with retro and older, quirky bric-a-brac :)

By

SieraStar

03/29/2010

"IS" is an abbreviation for International Silver which bought Rogers Bros in 1898. The "1847" refers to Rogers founding a new process and not the date of manufacture .

I have a serving dish that I think might be real silver, but am not sure. It has several makers marks on it. The first looks to be a crown, the second a lion, the third a lowercase "A" and the last is a "B" in a shield. Can anyone tell me if it a real silver piece or not?

John

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RE: Identifying Markings on Serving Dish

If it has markers on it then it is most likely silver. Call around to local fine china and silver stores/dealers to find out accurate information. (11/26/2008)

By Deeli

RE: Identifying Markings on Serving Dish

John, here's an online place you can look up maker's marks. It may help you. 925-1000.com Good luck. (11/26/2008)

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RE: Identifying Markings on Serving Dish

Yes, if it has a lion, it's real. Go to the library to research the marks. There are books devoted to identifying them. Good luck. (12/01/2008)

By mklema92658

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