CONTINENTAL SILVER PLATE
MARKS OF EUROPEAN SILVERPLATE MAKERS



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MAGNUS AASE
Magnus Aase, Bergen, Norway, silver plate mark
Bergen, Norway
1870s-1950s, the mark is related to AS Theodor Olsen Eftf Harald Aase & Co, Bergen, now among the key enterprises in Norway.
ALFENIDE
ALFENIDE mark ALFENIDE mark ALFENIDE mark
Alfenide is an alloy of nickel, copper and zinc. It was used as a base for Christofle's silverplated pieces. Possibly it was a trade mark of some company bought by Christofle between 1844 and 1878
APOLLO
Apollo, France, silver plate mark
France
BERNDORFER METALLWAAREN FABRIK
Berndorf Alpacca mark 1880-1891
Berndorf, Austria

FURTHER BMF MARKS AND INFORMATION
FRANTISEK BIBUS
Mahrisch-Ostrau, Slovakia
B.BOHRMANN
Mark with the inscription B.BOHRMANN NACHFOLGER FRANKFURT A/M
Frankfurt, Germany
Founded in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt on Main) in 1871 by B. Bohrmann and his partner, Stern.

further information:
B.BOHRMANN: HISTORY & MARKS


BOIN-TABURET
Boin-Taburet, France, silver plate mark Boin-Taburet, France, silver plate mark Boin-Taburet, France, silver plate mark
Paris, France
A partnership of George Boin and Emile Taburet, 3 Rue Pasquier, Paris
The firm is considered to have re-introduced the Louis XV style to Parisian metalwork in the late 1880's. He received one of the principial awards at the International Exhibition of 1889.
Boin-Taburet, 3 Rue Pasquier, Paris, France
ADOLPHE BOULENGER
Adolphe Boulenger, 4 rue du Vert-Bois, Paris, France Adolphe Boulenger, 4 rue du Vert-Bois, Paris, France Adolphe Boulenger, 4 rue du Vert-Bois, Paris, France
Paris, France
1860s-1900s
4 rue du Vert-Bois, Paris
Fratelli BROGGI
Fratelli Broggi, Milan, Italy, silver plate mark Fratelli Broggi, Milan, Italy, silver plate mark Fratelli Broggi, Milan, Italy, silver plate mark Fratelli Broggi, Milan, Italy, silver plate mark
Milan, Italy
Via Broggi 7-9-11, Milan
active since the 19th century, succeeded by Fabbrica d'Argenteria Broggi già Fratelli Broggi (after 1929) and by Broggi-Izar in the 1950s. Broggi-Izar closed in 1991
advertising Fratelli Broggi, Milan, Italy stock or share certificate Fabbrica d'Argenteria Broggi già Fratelli Broggi stock or share certificate IZAR
BRUCKMANN & Sonhe
Heilbronn, Germany
Founded in 1806. The firm trained its own designers, silversmiths, chasers and engravers. Peter Bruckmann was the first chairman of the Deutscher Werkbund. Closed in 1973
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