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Japanese silverware. The maker's name is "宫本", and the other mark "純銀" means that it is made of pure silver, probably of higher grade than 925.

I have a partial set of Dutch silverflatwareby C. J. Begeer. 12 forks and 12 spoons. It was made in 1909, Lion Rampant Grade 1, Asssay office Utrecht. And the silvermsith mark is C.B. Star. Thanks to oel's project! He makes things much easier. https://i.postimg.cc/Hcx92d3X/1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc...

Sorry. Thanks for reminding me!

Hi, I got a pair of silver fruit knife and fork, and a single fruit knife. The pair of knife and fork has the usual crown and 800 marks, and the silversmith's mark looks like a flower, possibly tulip.But I could not find any matches in the plant themed hallmarks on silvercllection.it. The other sing...

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Thanks for your answer. I managed to track down the manufacturer. They confirmed that these are silvehandled dining knives, but they give rather vague answers to my question. They only said that the handle was hollow, and "R 25g" meant that the weight of the handle was about 25 grams. I am...

This is not silverplated. There are legit silver hallmarks on the other side of the handle.

Qrt.S wrote:Here some more info regarding silver plate:
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I have some Italian silver flatware made by Zaramella Argenti. On one side of the handle, there are the usual Italian hallmarks. But on the other side, there are a letter "R" in a square which is then followed by "25g". I googled but could not find the answer. Does anyone know an...

As far as I know, there were a large groups of Russian diaspora in Xinjiang and Norther eastern provinces of China following the Russian Revolution. There are still people living these places nowadays. But since 1980s, most of them migrated to North America and countries like Australia.

I did my rudimnetary test of the whole stuff. These are silver. But I need to bring them to a pawn shop if I want to know the silve content in them.

Thanks a lot! That really might be the case. The marks do look like the Second Kokoshinik, but there are some discrepancies.

I stumbled upon 12 pairs of dessert forks and knives. There are hallmarks on the blades and tines. I cannot find any seams between the handles and the blades and tines. Does that mean they are all made of solid silver? Unforunately, all the hallmarks are so ruubed that there is only one still has re...

The mark on the left is the company's brand "Yunbai", and the other one on the rght is the name of the silversmith "Dayou Wang".

It could be Chinese or Japanese. The mark can be read as "宮岐" or "岐宮", depending on how you read it. If the pot is really old stuff (made in 19th century), you read from the right to left. If not, your read it from left to right. The font is the old seal character. The image in t...

There are no hallmarks. There is only the name of the engraver in the last image. It looks like a recent one. I know it might sound offensive. But silverware made in that period usually came with hallmarks specifying the silver content like "足銀", and the name of the workshop that made it....

There are no hallmarks. There is only the name of the engraver in the last image. It looks like a recent one. Are you sure this is silver?

It is a first-prize medal issued to researchers for technical innovation in the steel industry around 2011 which is the most prestigious prize in the field of metallurgy in China. It weighs 100 grams and is 999 silver. On the back of the medal are names and coats of arms of the insititutions and co...

It is a first-prize medal issued to researchers for technical innovation in the steel industry around 2011. It weighs 100 grams and is 9999 silver. On the back of the medal are names and coats of arms of the insititutions and companies involved in the program. It is the most prestigious prize in te ...

I don't know. I brought the said spoon and a 800 Italian fork and some other pieces to the bullion shop. Both were tested by the guy who buys silver and gold for a living. The Italian one checks out alright. The test result of the spoon came as a surprise. My other unmarked British cake lifter is te...

Thanks a lot! The bowl and ladle are marked "เงินที่ 1 พิเศษ". Their wieght is the same as marked. However, the silver content does not. I took both to a bullion shop and had them scanned with a silver-purity-testing scanner. The bowl contains about 50 to 67 percent of silver, while the la...