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Well, thanks for adding your interesting and expert comments despite the fact that I didn't get lucky ;( I must admit that I come from Soviet awards collecting (for 12 years) and I saw tons of fakes there too. But, until now, I hadn't realized the imperial Russia silverware was a very vast and popul...

Hello Qrt.S,
Thanks for your message. Can you be a bit more specific when you say "more or less imaginary". Do you mean fake marks made to deceive someone or unknown marks that appear legit otherwise.

If it's wrong, that would probably explain why she go a good deal on price :(

Hello, My girlfriend bought me this russian cup as a birthday present. However, both her and I don't know much on the topic and we are wondering if this hallmark is legit or not. After reviewing this website, we feel some things are unusual. 1- The city mark looks like the Moscow city mark, but reve...

Thanks a lot for the very detailed information Postnikov! It is very interesting to know all this despite that the spoon is not rare or precious. Seeing all the detailed information that one can get from marks on a spoon makes me attracted to starting collecting Russian silver items and learn more o...

Hello, I've got this spoon from a friend who says it's Russian/Soviet. It is silver with gold plating on it. I did some research on your excellent site and I think the hallmark is a bit unusual. It has a kokoshnik mark with the woman head turned right, but instead of having the "normal" st...