ID marks

Have a cream and sugar set made in Canada by Essay; wondering what the # at the bottom means? Both pieces are stamped 174…

Also have a silver candy dish(?) that I am having trouble IDing; what I can read says:
_A. ROGERS, EP COPPER, LEAD MTS., 8407. I can find Wm Rogers and F.B. Rogers; might this have originally said WM. A. ROGERS?

Thank you