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eclecticloset · ‎08-25-2020

Anyone know the approximate year or decade this is from? It says sterling on the bottom but there are a couple small spots of discoloration (See close-up photo). It is 10 inches tall and has the 76380B on the bottom. Any information will be helpful. Thank you.

argon38 · ‎08-25-2020

Shreve, Treat & Eacret was not the same company as Shreve & Co. See here:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19120716.2.145&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

and here:

http://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSS.html

The Shreve, Treat & Eacret stamp places it between 1912 and 1941 (if the second above link is correct).

janetpjohn_la · ‎08-25-2020

Also, I believe it's a coffee pot.

Janet

sonomabarn67 · ‎08-25-2020

But still Shreve as it changed over the years with the name Shreve in it.

sonomabarn67 · ‎08-25-2020

What I was trying to say is that Shreve has had a number of different partnerships over the years, even Patek Philippe, and if you are out in the field on the hunt and see the name Shreve in any configuration it is a sign of quality and if not overpriced, one should buy it.

Those darn red warnings

argon38 · ‎08-25-2020

@sonomabarn67 wrote:
But still Shreve as it changed over the years with the name Shreve in it.

Well, I don't know. I'm just going by the information in the two links I posted, and it seems to me that these were two separate businesses. As I read it, a member of the Shreve family (formerly of Shreve & Co.) left the company and went on to join Treat & Eacret, which changed its name to Shreve, Treat & Eacret after he joined. I don't believe Shreve & Co. itself was affected by this. I think it continued to trade independently as Shreve & Co. during the entire period of Shreve, Treat & Eacret's existence (and of course afterwards, as well).

sonomabarn67 · ‎08-26-2020

So you are saying there were TWO George Shreves? OK, your newspaper report would be right then. Never heard that. My point was that the name Shreve has always represented a certain quality within the trade and whenever I find a piece of antique silver with the name Shreve on it, in any configuration, I always do well financially.

janetpjohn_la · ‎08-26-2020

Slow down a minute. The article does not say George Shreve cloned himself. He left Shreve & Co. and joined Treat & Eacret, which changed its name to Shreve, Treat & Eacret.

Janet

sonomabarn67 · ‎08-26-2020

Got it.

But still

"My point was that the name Shreve has always represented a certain quality within the trade and whenever I find a piece of antique silver with the name Shreve on it, in any configuration, I always do well financially."

sonomabarn67 · ‎08-26-2020

If polished, these spots will most likely disappear or at least be toned down enough to be tolerable. Many sterling items of this age can have spots like this. What does it weigh? From a dealer's POV the scrap value weight is an important consideration when placing a value on the object itself.

eclecticloset · ‎08-26-2020

It weighs 2.2 lbs but it does have the inside liner which adds to the weight. I included a photo of the liner...it isn't sterling, right?

sonomabarn67 · ‎08-26-2020

If you are referring to the third picture it does look maybe plated. A picture of the entire liner would help.

eclecticloset · ‎08-26-2020

The liner is definitely a different material than the sterling on the outside. This was my Grandmother's and has her initials on it. Can anyone give this an approximate date please?

argon38 · ‎08-26-2020

@eclecticloset wrote:
Can anyone give this an approximate date please?

Well, like I said in my first post, Shreve, Treat & Eacret existed between 1912-1941. That sounds a long time, but it's only a 30-year time window. And if those are your grandmother's married initials then you can probably date it after her marriage, since I would guess it was engraved at the time of purchase.