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- Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: Silver Jewelry - Single Image
- Topic: help with Ukraine hallmark
- Replies: 0
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help with Ukraine hallmark
these are the marks on a bracelet. the mark on the right looks like the mark for Kramatorsk. the mark on the left does not follow the date format i am used to (with punctuation and a number before cyrillic characters). this mark looks like either ГАб or ГА6. any help appreciated! https://i.imgur.com...
- Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:37 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Figure on Gorham Knife
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2020
Re: Figure on Gorham Knife
thank you! he seems to be the closest. i looked into other figures from the same period--the beards make it very difficult to distinguish these guys! i found several other similar looking chaps but william cecil had the closest hat style.
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:36 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Figure on Gorham Knife
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2020
Figure on Gorham Knife
here's a c1870 gorham master butter knife. i'm trying to figure out who this man is. his distinctive hat may offer a clue. suggestions i have heard so far include galileo, leonardo, and don quixote. they all bear some resemblance, but i'm not completely convinced of any of them. the knife is marked ...
- Sat May 16, 2020 10:24 am
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: C&D Sterling
- Replies: 0
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C&D Sterling
I can never find this mark in my references...can anybody ID it? STERLING C & D with large S and G in sterling. This is on a late 19C stamp case. Thank you.
- Mon May 11, 2020 8:32 am
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: 830S & partial maker’s mark
- Replies: 0
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830S & partial maker’s mark
This is an art nouveau or art nouveau style ebony box with silver and amber decoration. It is marked 830S with a partial maker’s mark that I can’t quite figure out. I guess it is danish, Norwegian, or German. Does anybody recognize it? https://media.publit.io/file/C7CC407A-CF45-4E8D-9921-25CABF2C241...
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:17 am
- Forum: American Jewelry
- Topic: necklace identification
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6150
Re: necklace identification
I'm afraid I can't help with the maker. I have a necklace with the same mark. It is pewter, and to me resembles the type of thing being produced in Norway & Denmark in the 70s.
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:13 am
- Forum: Other Countries
- Topic: Hallmarks on a Stuffing Spoon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2354
Hallmarks on a Stuffing Spoon
Hi, I was wondering if anybody could help me ID the marks on this 13" silver stuffing spoon. There are 3 marks, only one of which is clear. The first mark is long and seems to end with a * shape. The second (and clearest) mark is a leaf in an oval. The last mark appears to be initials, ".....
- Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:08 am
- Forum: Dutch Silver
- Topic: 19C Dutch Mystery Pendant
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3504
Re: 19C Dutch Mystery Pendant
Hi Peter, Thanks for your reply. I looked very closely and was unable to locate the year letter or standard mark. The only marks on the piece are the two I've shown. Thank you for the great suggestions regarding the Judaic connections. I did think the piece looked religious when I saw it, but it is ...
- Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:37 pm
- Forum: Dutch Silver
- Topic: 19C Dutch Mystery Pendant
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3504
19C Dutch Mystery Pendant
This recent find is a circa mid-19C silver pendant of cast construction. The front appears to depict a figure wearing a turban and holding something. In the background is what appears to be a palm tree. The design of the front has a rather architectural feel. The back is plain except for engraved le...
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Silver maker mark?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4103
Re: Silver maker mark?
i believe is it Ivar Holth.
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:28 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Sterling Heart/Key/Rose Pendant
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4180
Re: Sterling Heart/Key/Rose Pendant
it appears to be a recasting of a Reed & Barton Christmas ornament. the originals were die-struck with a flat backing (hollow inside). from a google search: http://ftmyersgoldbuyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Reed-Barton-Key-to-My-Heart-Hollow-Christmas-Ornament-Sterling-Silver-925-FMGE-.jpg
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:25 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Antique Amer. Sterling Corn Cob What-is-it?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3095
Antique Amer. Sterling Corn Cob What-is-it?
i picked this up today and am lost as to what it is. it is american sterling silver, c. late 19th/early 20th. the mark is S STERLING, which looks similar to Shepard Mfg. Co.'s mark. it is a 3D corn cob shape measuring about 4 3/4" high. there is an aperture at the top and the bottom opens as sh...
- Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: American Jewelry
- Topic: Help with American Modernist Mark
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3202
Help with American Modernist Mark
hi all,
this mark is maddeningly familiar. on a nice quality mid-century pendant. does anybody recognize the mark?
many thanks!
this mark is maddeningly familiar. on a nice quality mid-century pendant. does anybody recognize the mark?
many thanks!
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Finnish Maker
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2589
Re: Finnish Maker
Hi Trev, Thanks for the suggestion! I am sure it is HK or MK, I have examined it at length under magnification. It was quite hard to photograph. Here is a Photoshop sketch of how the mark looks. The top part of the M is "filled in" as shown. I feel pretty sure mine are c. 1980s-90s. The bl...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:21 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: The necklace on the definition of designer and period of manufacture.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2407
Re: The necklace on the definition of designer and period of manufacture.
This is made by Breuning, a good quality German maker. Founded in 1927 by Franz Breuning (they use the FB mark as a tribute to him). The type of sculptural abstract design seen in your piece is typical of their work. I own one of their pieces, pictured below. You can see the similar style. http://i3...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:14 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: European? Modernist Bracelet Mark
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1963
European? Modernist Bracelet Mark
I purchased this bracelet yesterday. It has an abstract design in sterling silver with lapis & coral beads. It is beautifully constructed by hand from individual pieces (I counted over 135 individual pieces soldered together), not cast or stamped. The marks are 925 and something else, it looks l...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: German? Bracelet Maker
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1670
German? Bracelet Maker
I purchased this bracelet at a flea market in Berlin. It is handwrought and nicely made. The back is signed with a hand-engraved mark of CR with some kind of symbol (I thought it was a menorah, but it only has 6 stems). Because I purchased it in Germany, I am guessing it is a German piece but it mig...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:08 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Finnish Maker
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2589
Finnish Maker
I have two pieces of jewelry by the same Finnish (probably) maker. One is a brooch with a traditional pitsi (lace) design. The other is a sculptural abstract form. I suspect these are c. 1980s or later. Both are marked 925 in a box and a maker's mark that seems to be MK or HK. Because of the texture...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:05 pm
- Forum: Other Jewelry
- Topic: Asian Mark on Modernist Earrings
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3142
Asian Mark on Modernist Earrings
I have two pairs of handmade sterling earrings c. 1980s. One is marked STERLING with a mark of a superimposed HM or MH. The other is marked similarly with additional marks of © and an Asian (Japanese?) character. I am hoping somebody can identify the Asian mark so I can try to research the maker. Pi...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:58 am
- Forum: Silver Jewelry - Single Image
- Topic: Bracelet w/Symbols WW2? Silver & metal
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2576
Bracelet w/Symbols WW2? Silver & metal
This bracelet is made out of some kind of white metal, seemingly a steel or aluminum alloy. It reminds me of WW2 era pieces that were made from airplane fuselage parts but I am not sure. It is decorated on the front with 4 applied symbols in silver, brass, and copper, and a synthetic red stone in a ...