Posted by Mark (leave feedback to contact me) on February 03, 2004 at 21:08:53:
In Reply to: silver shot glass posted by Lynn on January 19, 2004 at 16:26:29:
Metal glasses are particularly difficult to identify, especially if they do not contain any maker's marks. The other way to identify a glass would be if the design contains any "signature" design elements that is associated with a particular artist/artisan.
Unfortunately for those of us who are interested in identifying these types of items, anybody who makes jewelry or any other metal items has the ability to make small metal glasses. Some people might make one or two glasses a week, while other people might make one or two in their lifetime...
If made by a well-known artist, they would most likely be worth much more than the value of the silver that they are made of -- if they are made by an unknown artist, they are probably only worth the value of the silver that they are made of.
These glasses are fairly common, and since most are not dated, it is difficult to tell whether they are 30 years old, or 30 days old.
Mark
: H elp ,i have a silver shot glass,handmade in peru.It has a Lhama and mountains and a rising sun on it.Ihave had it for 30 years .can you help me find any info on it THank,s