From 1893
CMC / 830 / [additional hallmarks]
Small CMC initial punch below the separate 830 standard mark on the brooch reverse.
stamped · silver marked 830 · Fredericia, Denmark
Silver
Cohr Denmark silver marks
Cohr Denmark silver marks include stamped “CMC / 830 / [additional hallmarks]” on silver marked 830 dated 1893 in Fredericia, Denmark.
- Active years
- 1860–1987
- Country
- Denmark
- Products
- silver flatware, silver hollowware, jewelry, ATLA silverplate, stainless-steel wares
- Marks
- 5
Fredericia workshop founded 1860; factory closed 20 August 1987. Local retail continued to 1992. Later Cohr/Gense maker registrations are separate from this factory-production span.
What to look for
- Read the maker name separately from fineness and assay marks. COHR or CMC identifies the workshop; 830, STERLING and associated assay punches describe other parts of the marking.
- ATLA identifies Cohr’s silver-plated line. Keep that wording in the identification rather than describing an ATLA piece as solid silver.
- Compare letter case and cartouche shape. Early broad COHR capitals, a later condensed oval name and mixed-case Cohr are separate formats.
Marks & lettering
5 marks
1949–1987
COHR / [assay marks]
Tall condensed serif capitals inside a pill-shaped cartouche, beside separate Danish marks.
stamped · silver · Fredericia, Denmark
Undated
COHR / DENMARK / ATLA / [small emblem]
Three stacked lines on the candlestick’s central foot, with ATLA below the origin.
stamped · silver-plated metal · Fredericia, Denmark
Undated
COHR
Broad serif capitals within a shaped border; the catalogue illustrates two early dies together, counted as one early name family.
stamped · Fredericia, Denmark
Undated
STERLING / Cohr / DENMARK
Mixed-case Cohr name sits between the STERLING and DENMARK punches.
stamped · sterling silver · Fredericia, Denmark
About Cohr
Ditlev Madsen Cohr opened a workshop and shop in Fredericia, Denmark, in 1860, making hand-forged silver cutlery. After his death in 1883, his widow continued the business with their son Carl. Carl took over during the 1880s and expanded production through mechanical working methods. The business developed into Carl M. Cohr’s silverware factory, producing flatware, hollowware and jewelry for Danish and export markets.
The company became a limited corporation in 1906 after acquiring Fléron’s Copenhagen silver factory. It employed outside artists and designers as well as factory craftsmen. Silver-plated wares were introduced in the early 1920s under the ATLA name, alongside the solid-silver production. Stainless-steel products followed. Hans Peter Jacobsen directed design work for many years, and Hans Bunde became particularly important to the company’s modern designs in the 1950s.
Carl died in 1925. Management subsequently included members of the Cohr and Lützen families, with Einar Cohr leading the business from 1959. After Einar’s death in 1970, ownership changed. A new factory opened in 1985, but financial difficulties followed, and the Fredericia factory closed on 20 August 1987. Retail sales of Cohr silver in the town continued until 1992.
Also known as: Carl M. Cohr · Carl Madsen Cohr · Cohr Sølv · Ditlev Madsen Cohr · ATLA · Carl M. Cohr’s Sølvvarefabrikker A/S
Look-alikes & how to tell them apart
Georg Jensen →
Cohr produced some closely related floral and sculptural silver forms. Read COHR or CMC rather than assigning a Danish silver object from its style; Georg Jensen has its own maker punches.
Later Cohr/Gense production
The Cohr name was registered under Gense in Lyngby after the Fredericia factory closed. The name alone does not establish manufacture at the historic Fredericia works.