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Hello, friends, i want share with you this example of rarely seen hallmark from Prager Kleinseite (Pražská Malá Strana), year 1764. And also, if somebody can help me, i have some questions: 1, I have problems with maker identification. I know, maker mark is hard to read, but as i see, it is most pro...

Hello, somebody can help me? I suppose, this ladle has a 13-loth mark from Hungarian Pécs (Fünfkirchen). But i don't know any more. My sources claims, exactly this hallmark was used 1810-1824, can be? For me, ladle design seems to be somewhat new, cca 1850? But this can be my personal impression. An...

Hello,
absolutely not czech (czechoslovak) hallmark. Suppose silver plated, but also these marks are unknown to me.
Czech hallmarks are always raised, not pressed. (and it is chamois, not deer).
Here original CSSR mark:

I refill my post : Source 2. "Josef Hráský : Výrobní značky zlatnických, stříbrnických..." I have complete, but only as real paper book. Only part i have in E-form. For clarification.

Regards
M.

Dear Krisztian, I am very sorry for so late answer and even sorry if you send me a mail - as i have find, my mail box was deactivated. Now i am again on mail and i become alert on my phone if mail come, so, i suppose i don't ignore mail never more. (admin edit - see Posting Requirements ) To your qu...

Hello, somebody can clarify me this silver plate marking? I don't know why there are two maker marks (RS and HD) and what it mean? Possibly some coopperation between these two makers? I don't have seen two maker marks on Wienna silver never before. Third mark, Schwarz&Steiner, is probably retail...

Many thanks, AG2012. I must apologize for this confusing post. After repeated and deep scratch test with schwerters reagens, it is obvious handle is only plated. I was confused firstly due to thick plating - i suppose silver plate No.40 is not wery thick and flat scratch is sufficient - evidently no...

Hello, friends can somebody help me with identification of these knives? I am absolutely out. I have set of six similar (identical) pieces. Handle is solid silver sheet, not only plated (scratch test). But the only one mark on handles is "40". There is nothing more. Also iron blade is tota...

Hello, i have some question about Hamburg before 1888. 1, What purity was standard this time? This spoon was RTG measured (two locations) and silver content is greater than 13 - almost 14 loth (85,5-87,8 % Ag). Interesting is also high lead content, typical for old (i.e. low quality) silver 2, What ...

Hello, somebody can help me with this tea spoon? I suppose, material is silver plated alpacca, manufacturer unknown to me. I am interested if this was some official swiss army equipment or present for soldiers, or what. Also time of manufacturing remain unknown to me - it seems somewhat like art-nou...

Many thanks, Joerg and Blakstone,
very interesting info for me.

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Hello, friends, recently I have found this nice tea spoon. I know, it was made 1944 in Switzerland by Jezler. But i am somewhat confused by this. Why someone made at the WWII. end spoons from massive silver for soldiers? Can somebody clarify who, why and for whom made these spoons? It was some offic...

Hello, Goldstein, many thanks for helping. I have acces only to some reduced version of PL (citation above), where i Dmitriev M. can not find. But, i have found Dmitriev Mikhail, Moscow, niello and chaser, 1852-1877. (Ivanov A.N., Gold and silversmiths in Rossia 1600-1926, page 244, No.1332). There ...

Btw i have forgot, these cups were imported to Austrian empire (all items marked I. austrian import mark for Prague)

Hello, can you help me with these silver cofee (or tea?) cups set ? I am not sure about the maker. All things are marked according to law (2 x cup-all separated parts, 2x saucer). Assayer Victor Savinsky, Moscow, 1868. But what the maker? I have found Неизвестный мастер MA 1874 (No. 879, Постникова-...

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i don't thing it is Czechoslovakian. Purity 835 is not common for czechoslovak silver. This purity was official after 1929, but there must be adittional official hallmark (triangle 1929-41,41-49, other form later). Also, CS compacts are marked on all parts.

Regards M.

Many thanks, Dendriet. Yes, 3 - spoons are different from 2 - spoons. So, it is set of two similar, hallmarked Dutch spoons made by Schuss between 1883-90. And of three similar, unmarked spoons from unknown origin. Between these two sets is different pattern engrawing and also different whole spoons...

Hello, friends, this nice mocca spoon set i saved from devastation. I don't made chemical tests, but i am almost sure, it is solid, gilded silver. But all other is somewhat confusing for me. About design : they are hand engraved in typical rococo design, also they have rat-tail bowl and dog-nose. So...

hello, somebody can identify this Viennese maker? JF if i read properly? Last foto is comparision, another of this type salts from Graz. And, last question, somebody know these salts (oval type, goat heels) were used originally without glass? I have seen many, every without glass, but it savour some...

Many thanks, Krisztian, for Your report.
And whats your practice about this mark appearance?
As i have write, i have seen surely some hundreds of 13-loth austrian hallmarks, but not a single one for 15-loth.
regards and merry christmas
Martin