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  About my previous post, well, apparently pooches don't need visas, but Tantra can't go anyway. Her Rabies vaccination was given to her when she first came into the UAE & for her to travel, she would have to take another one 30-days before her travel date. I also found out that Etihad does not allow pets as excess baggage, & instead, they're treated as cargo - seriously! How vicious! So I suppose Tantroti would have to stay with the other two musketeers in the meantime. On a different note, I'm developing this combination of extreme curiosity & thirst for knowledge and acquisition of antique silver pieces, particularly flatware -- Ideally, I'd like to build a whimsical and complete mix of sterling silverware that makes up a full set of both old and new pieces, ..this pursuit in itself could take a lifetime, but alas, I'll get started and see how far I'll get. My action-plan is to start by educating myself on the different makers, their brands, era/period of craftsmanship, and the unique markings adopted by silversmiths over the past two centuries or so. My search yielded pretty interesting results that fired up my fascination, I never knew the knowledge around silver was more than skin-deep. Still, not sure where and when silver utensils were first used in history, I've taken a deeper dive into the different silver hallmarks through out history. During my antique shopping adventures scattered over the past few months, I've seen many items that have small little stamps with shapes that have nearly faded away -to see them, you'd have to be carrying a magnifier in your pocket, coupled with a list/guide of celebrated hallmarks of silver. On utensils, these hallmarks often stamped on the back side and give information on: + The material/alloy the piece was made of (silver, gold, a mix of both) + The maker/craftsman who made it + The time/period the piece was made in + The city/region where it was made + Paris/Departments Silver Hallmarks +  From 1798 to 1809  From 1809 to 1819  From 1819 to 1838 + Some English Silver Hallmarks +   source: Jackson's Hallmarks Additional resources: + Full list of French hallmarks of silver from 1797 to present. + Pattern index + Miller's: Silver & Sheffield Plate Marks: Pocket Fact File  + Jackson's Hallmarks  Before I go and on a completely different note; I'm loving enrique's new song <3 Does his double-chin look more attractive than usual? or is it just me? lol -- & Ciara's voice is absolutely charming <3 <3 Enjoy! Labels: Deco, Domestic Goddess, Music, Videos $8 in my moola box | link | email this post |
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