Need ID On A Bronze Metal Tray Mark

[diggummup]

I haven't been able to locate the mark for this piece. It appears to be an oil lamp with the letters H and N or M (or any combination of the 3) on either side of it. Here is the mark...





This is the piece...

 

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[Indian Steve]

I can't help with the mark but I sure like the piece!

 

[diggummup]

I can't help with the mark but I sure like the piece!

Yeah, me too. Wish I could figure it out. The second letter is definitely an N. The first one could be any of 4 letters now the more I look at it, either a W, H, N or an M.

 

[bradyboy]

just a thought
the numbers look stamped, but the lamp image looks like its a positive image, telling me its cast - IMO
Either way, its great piece

 

[diggummup]

Bump

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

If you could give us a full-size pic of the back of the piece, I'd like to see what the letters actually look like.
Also, if you could take another pic of your piece from the front with it standing up.

The dimensions would also help,
Dave

 

[tamrock]

Beautiful cast piece and I tried searching for any clues as to who and where it may have been made. If you're up to selling it, you might just have to let the piece speak for itself by it's lovely detail and wonderful old patin. More than likely it's from a foundry that was short lived and made very few items.

 

[RW]

Possibly a match holder. Or a place to put a used match after lighting an oil lamp.

 

[firemanphob]

Is that a lamp for sure? kind of resembles a whisky still which would be associated with a copper fabricator.