r/functionalsilver

Hello everyone! First time here. I’m not a very experienced Redditor but I have a very important question and I hope you can help me. My grandmother’s sister is gatekeeping a precious family heirloom from my side of the family, and my younger sister is getting married in September. The heirloom is an antique German 800 (80%) silver wedding cup, shaped like a woman with a full skirt holding a swinging cup above her head. This was used at my parents’, grandparents’, and great-grandparents’ wedding, and it’s very important to my sister that it’s used for hers as well. My grandmother’s sister insists that this cup was “broken” and that the wedding cup in her possession now is a different wedding cup that has always belonged to her husband’s family. Hoping to circumvent the family drama and turmoil, with my grandmother’s sister living several states away and being in her nineties, my family is seeking to find an *exact* replica of this priceless family heirloom! We would so appreciate your help identifying this artifact and where we could potentially purchase a replica! Here are the two images we have of it. I will update this post if we uncover any more images of this cup while going through the family albums hoping to find more pictures on our quest. Thank you in advance!

We’re a small manufacturer specializing in 92.5 sterling silver bespoke jewelry and honestly, turning people’s ideas into wearable art is our favorite thing. We work directly with you from sketch → 3D render → wax → final piece. Super hands-on, no middleman markup. (We also do small batches if you want matching gifts for the squad.)

I bought this decanter or liquor pourer because I liked its unusual (to me) shape, and thought it would be fun to search for a replacement stopper for it. I don’t expect it to be worth much more than I paid for it ($3), but I’m curious about it’s origins and what company made it, to see if it’s possible to find a matching stopper in need of a mate.

It’s very heavy for its size, and it has a bright clarity leading me to think it’s crystal.

There is a logo on the collar next to a sterling silver mark, but I can’t for the life of me make out what it is!

My guess is that it’s an American made item that isn’t super precious, but I wonder if anyone can identify that logo mark, so I can learn more about it!

It was bought at a Salvation Army in Minnesota, so maybe something someone’s grandparents or great grandparents bought to add flair to a bar cart?

Thank you for your sharp eyes and curiosity!