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My photos are still there, but the ImageCave website seems to be malfunctioning for some reason.

It was part of lot 453 in sale 2385. I bought the lot mainly for the Klingert cigarette case and nice spoons.

BOB

Thank you for your replies. To Qrt.S - yes, the other Kokoshnik mark which I mentioned is in the centre of the lid. To Zolotnik - with due respect to your opinion, I do not believe that a company with Christie's reputation would sell a fake. Also, it is not logical for a faker to add a maker's mark ...

Hello, I recently bought some items from Christie's auction. Among them was this snuff-box or patch box, which seems to be in very good condition with nice workmanship. Christie's could not identify the maker's mark, Sch.P in Cyrillic. There is a very clear 1908 Kokoshnik mark for St Petersburg (als...

Thanks Zolotnik. But this still leaves me with a puzzle. Why would a faker spend much time making an imitation box and an imitation egg, but then NOT add a fake Faberge hallmark? That would be the easiest and quickest part of his task. If this item was made to deceive a buyer, surely any faker would...

Hello folks, I recently bought a "Faberge style" egg from the Tony Curtis estate auction. I know that the chances of it being genuine are low, but I will welcome your opinions on the hallmarks. I'm sorry for the bad quality of the photos - the marks are so small, I had to photograph them t...

Thanks. The other half of the case has the same initials and a Kokoshnik mark.
BOB

Hello folks, Here is a silver cigarette case with a clear M.C maker's mark plus another which I cannot read. My Russian is very basic, but the final 5 letters seem to say ORDONSCH ? Is the MC mark for Maria Semenyova? My reference book shows several MC marks, but none has a dot between the letters. ...

Here are some more photos as requested.
BOB

This set of marks looks suitably old and worn to me - but I have little experience of Ovchinnikov. What do the experts think?



BOB

Thanks for your helpful replies. The item sold at auction for 3 times the pre-sale estimate, so someone clearly liked it.
BOB

Here is a brighter photo of the front.

I have the chance to buy this cigarette case, which has a 3-letter maker's mark. But I'm not sure which way up it should be - is it JbH or maybe NRG? There is also a name in Cyrillic capital letters, which I think would be STNIKOVA in western script. I tried Googling this, but most results are in Ru...

Hi manper86, I'm new to this forum, but I've taken plenty of close photos for eBay purposes. I suggest you use a good quality digital camera with a Macro (close focusing) facility. That should allow you to focus at a distance of around 2-3 inches. Most cameras also allow you to set the image resolut...

To Dad - Yes, you are correct. Now I know where to look, I see that on each section of the bracelet, one of the 4 eyelets has a small flat area. They all contain part of a tiny Kokoshnik hallmark. Most of them are very unclear, so previously I thought these were just small variations in the metal. O...

To Dad -
Here are some better photos of the lock, as you requested. Thanks for your help.
BOB

Thank you. Here are some better photos. Each piece of the bracelet has the BB mark and no other : only the clasp has the St Petersburg mark. I hope you can see the notch in the bottom edge of the cartouche. Two small charms were sold with the bracelet. The egg is also marked 84 and BB - the two Bs a...

Thanks for your replies, but the hallmark is definitely two identical Bs with complete loops when I use a magnifying glass, and NOT a Cyrillic B with a "broken loop". So I am sure it is BB (vey vey) and not VB (vey beh) .

I'm sorry, my keyboard does not type Russian letters

BOB

Hello, this is my first posting. Can anyone please identify the Russian maker's mark "BB" - I can't find it on any of the silver hallmark websites. I recently bought this bracelet at an auction. The seller claimed that it was brought out of revolutionary Russia by a salesman. The clasp is ...