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here is one more question. Could you find which year was this silver box made according to the silver mark?

Thank you so much for your clear and specific answer. That is a new knowledge I have learnt. :)
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Bo

Thank you very much for your knowledge sharing.

Hello, I has a flat silver box ( estimated as a cigarette box).. There is a mark which seems to be Arabic. Is that a silver control mark? where is box from? Here are the pictures of the box and the mark. Please help me and let me know this stamp. Thank you. https://i.postimg.cc/YL1HZC8K/IMG-20190210...

Thank you very much for your so clear and specific information. :) There is another mark on the milk pot handle. Please see the picture. https://i.postimg.cc/670tPxKF/IMG-20190210-221618.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/qtbydYXZ/IMG-20190210-221557.jpg Could you please explain this mark? Thank you very much...

Hello, I have a milk pot and the silver hallmark shows it was from Sweden and the year mark is Z3, I think it was made on the year of 1830. The silversimith is HGT. I didn't find any information on this silversmith. Please help me to identify. An other question is that the HGT was marked with the si...

Hi, It is from famous silversmith in China in the late of 19 century.
Bo

HI, I believe it is from China according to the language and pattern style. Regarding the claws, in ancient time, 5 claws dragon was only used for the royal or court. The 3 claws or 4 claws dragon was common used for the ordinary Chinese people. In the late of Qing dynasty, it was not so strict. 3 c...

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Bo

Hi, According to the Chinese characters, it is made of silver. That is no problem. However, I am not sure if it is made in China. I guess it may be made in Japan. 100 years ago, Japan and Korea were using Chinese characters in the formal documents. The way of literature is similar but there is a Lit...

Hi, that is pure silver from China. According to the Chinese characters, I Believe that are from late 19 Century or early 20 Century.
Bo

Hi, the tea pot set were from China as the Chinese silver stamp shown. It looks like a British style tea pot set, so I believe they were made on late 19 Century or early 20 centutry. SInce middle of 19 Century, porslin was not a big export goods from China, silver art work, especially the British st...

Hi,

Yes, it is Chinese silver. The information on the bottom shows they are from Peking. The purity of silver is 980 or above. It is supposed to be made in the late 19 Century or ealry of 20 century. That is a high quality of silver work and it is rare to find now even in China.
Best wishes,
Bo

Hi Nancy, The Chinese characters said that is silver mark. It is said the purity of the silver is 980. In 19 Century, a lot of Chinese workshop imported the silver art to Europé. I Think it is one of them. The Twin coin with square in the center is the most typical Chinese decoration on the silver w...

Thank you very much for your information sharing. As I know, since 1884, the Crescent Moon and Crown became the mark of silver by law. I didn't find the the Crescent Moon and Crown mark on this silver work. Do you think it would be not made by silver? But it looks like real silver. Any thoughts or c...

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Hello, I got an antique German silver work. There are 4 marks on the base. One mark I can recognize is the Augsburg silver mark but I can't recognize other marks. I would like to show my collection here. Any comments and knowledge is much appreciated. https://i.postimg.cc/zbScxQpB/12.jpg https://i.p...