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by ttsf
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:43 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Italy: Buccellati Sterling platter-absence of purity marks?
Replies: 2
Views: 2031

Thanks Tom.

Tim
by ttsf
Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:19 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Italy: Buccellati Sterling platter-absence of purity marks?
Replies: 2
Views: 2031

Italy: Buccellati Sterling platter-absence of purity marks?

Hello my fellow silver lovers. I had the good fortune to come across this simple but nice Buccellati platter. The only marking is the " BUCCELLATI STERLING ITALY " and no purity marks. I have read on the net that the purity mark wasn't always required early in the 20th., century but I coul...
by ttsf
Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:46 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Help with coin(?) silversmith marks on teaspoon.
Replies: 4
Views: 5771

Thank you! Tim
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by ttsf
Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:32 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Help with coin(?) silversmith marks on teaspoon.
Replies: 4
Views: 5771

Thank you wev. Do you have a source for this info? Tim
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by ttsf
Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:37 pm
Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
Topic: Help with coin(?) silversmith marks on teaspoon.
Replies: 4
Views: 5771

Help with coin(?) silversmith marks on teaspoon.

Good morning and happy Labor Day from cool & foggy San Francisco. I've been researching this mark on and off with no success. The spoon is very thin & lightweight & I'm assuming it's coin silver. The mark consist of a right facing profile, a capital "W", followed by a star. The...
by ttsf
Thu May 19, 2005 5:57 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Old silver handled basin. Mexican?
Replies: 2
Views: 5160

Hi Tom: Thanks for the very informative response. I'll see if my local library has either of the books you mentioned. As for the other mark, I believe it is a repeat but even less clearly stamped then the other. I see the "T" also but can't make out if the second letter is a C or G. From w...
by ttsf
Thu May 19, 2005 12:44 am
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Old silver handled basin. Mexican?
Replies: 2
Views: 5160

Old silver handled basin. Mexican?

Hello! I came across this nice big heavy basin and am not having any luck with the touch marks on it. I suspect the piece is from Mexico and appears to have age to it. http://home.pacbell.net/blamont/silver1.jpg It measures 12" wide x 2" high. There appears to be marks stamped on both the ...

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