Can anyone help with identification of these marks and maybe give some idea of where these were made and some ballpark idea of value
Robert
Can anyone help with identification of these marks and maybe give some idea of where these were made and some ballpark idea of value
Robert
These are electroplate marks of Corbell & Co of Scottsdale, Arizona. Electroplate, as it has no silver apart from a microscopically thin surface layer, has no intrinsic value.
Phil
Thank you Phil. Your expertise is greatly appreciated.
Robert
Originally in Los Angeles I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Corbell once upon a time and was given a tour of “the back room” of his showroom - it was mind blowing! Arthur would buy period originals and then have them copied oversees - all the while retaining the original piece. He made a fortune just supplying the Lillian Vernon catalogs. Never knew what happened to his collection of period pieces, but he was a charming man whom introduced me to Allen Adler - which is another story…