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by prophet510
Fri May 22, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Other Jewelry
Topic: turtle with hinged shell charm silver?
Replies: 0
Views: 1717

turtle with hinged shell charm silver?

hello again. i have this little turtle that has a hinged shell. under the shell is two hallmarks. i have close up pics of them but i am not sure what they are. http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss59/prophet510/x035.jpg http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss59/prophet510/x034.jpg http://i561.photobuc...
by prophet510
Mon May 18, 2009 4:14 pm
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: unknown maker/purity
Replies: 6
Views: 3794

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by prophet510
Mon May 18, 2009 2:52 pm
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: unknown maker/purity
Replies: 6
Views: 3794

hello again,
yes, this has a really heavy tarnish which could possibly indicate the age, ?. i will take some more pics and post them here in an hour or so. i will try to clean this tea pot prior to the pics.
by prophet510
Mon May 18, 2009 10:28 am
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: unknown maker/purity
Replies: 6
Views: 3794

trev, hello again and thank you for the info. is it possible to be silver with no hallmarks? when i get home from work i will inspect this tea pot closer, but so far the only two markings that i could see were the ones pictured above. before i started cleaning this, it was almost completely tarnishe...
by prophet510
Mon May 18, 2009 10:13 am
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: unknown maker/purity
Replies: 6
Views: 3794

thank you for the info. i will continue to clean this up and look for additional markings. sorry about the deleted pics from my earlier post. they hallmarks on the deleted item was identified by a fellow member as 800/1000 and assayed in Torino, italy. thank you so much for the help. quite the knowl...
by prophet510
Sun May 17, 2009 11:06 pm
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: unknown maker/purity
Replies: 6
Views: 3794

unknown maker/purity

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss59/prophet510/AX008.jpg http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss59/prophet510/AX006.jpg http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss59/prophet510/AX005.jpg hello. this item only has these two hallmarks. this also has black tarnish like silver would. appears to be quite ol...
by prophet510
Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: unknown marks and silver purity
Replies: 8
Views: 9688

thank you all for the information. it is very helpful. i tried and tried to get a clearer picture of the smaller mark but failed.
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by prophet510
Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:22 am
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: unknown marks and silver purity
Replies: 8
Views: 9688

unknown marks and silver purity

i have two items that i can't find info on. the first is a small pitcher and on the bottom stamped is a maltese cross with a crown above it, a bull head, and something i can not make out. the second item is a platter with grapes and grape leaves border. on the back is stamped a lion, a bell, and the...

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