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by GrannySmith
Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Persian Silver Bowl, please help with marks and ID
Replies: 5
Views: 7244

Re: Persian Silver Bowl, please help with marks and ID

Thanks, Oel. That's a very helpful thread. I once sprayed an old, street picked, ash-caked since the 50's, sterling ashtray with Totally Awesome! orange degreaser from the Dollar Tree. I didn't even know the piece was sterling until it was cleaned up, it was so covered and caked, and I never would h...
by GrannySmith
Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:50 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Persian Silver Bowl, please help with marks and ID
Replies: 5
Views: 7244

Re: Persian Silver Bowl, please help with marks and ID

P.S. I would also like to know how to clean it up without doing any damage. It does have a few areas of tarnish and other such spots. Should I use a polishing cloth? I have one of those yellow ones from Japan. Is that safe to use?

Thanks for looking!
by GrannySmith
Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:47 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Persian Silver Bowl, please help with marks and ID
Replies: 5
Views: 7244

Persian Silver Bowl, please help with marks and ID

Greetings, Silverphiles, I am interested in learning more about this lovely Persian silver bowl. I am still having resizing issues and do not want to be a bandwidth hog so I am posting links instead of attaching photos directly. Bowl in its entirety. It measures approximately 9 inches wide: http://i...
by GrannySmith
Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:28 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: 925 repousse Madonna, decipher artist signature?
Replies: 3
Views: 2977

Thank you, Pat. You were right! It did not occur to me to search for the mark by shape and I never would have thought of Italy, though it makes sense now. Based on what you posted I did a search for Italian surnames ending in O. Thankfully, there are only a few. The name of the company, not the arti...
by GrannySmith
Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:51 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: 925 repousse Madonna, decipher artist signature?
Replies: 3
Views: 2977

925 repousse Madonna, decipher artist signature?

Greetings. I am trying to decipher the signature on this small silver plaque. I have Googled it every which way I can with no luck. The name appears to start with an "Otto" or an "Otten" but I am stumped by the last half. The name is followed by a 925 in an oval and a faintly sta...

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