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by curious_mind
Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:16 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: 24A on Russian purse - the missing 24th artel?!
Replies: 11
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Re: 24A on Russian purse - the missing 24th artel?!

Hi, I think it is perfectly genuine in spite of gaps in regard of documented artels after 1908 (Artels 22 23 25 28 29). So called missing artels must have existed because there is no logic in skipping sequence when artels were registered. Hello! Thank you for the prompt response(s). The purse certa...
by curious_mind
Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:22 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: 24A on Russian purse - the missing 24th artel?!
Replies: 11
Views: 7863

Re: 24A on Russian purse - the missing 24th artel?!

Update: after re-examining the tiny marks and messing around with the contrast and clarity, I think what I'm seeing is another kokoshnik mark with the top half a '4', the bottom half of an '8', a heavily worn and tarnished face and a delta at the bottom. This piece of chain link is minuscule. Howeve...
by curious_mind
Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: 24A on Russian purse - the missing 24th artel?!
Replies: 11
Views: 7863

24A on Russian purse - the missing 24th artel?!

Disclaimer: I can imagine this is a fake. It's hard to tell what the purse originally looked like as there has been much work done to it since it was crafted (it would appear). I can't say that it's a particularly beautiful piece, though again who knows what it once looked like. There are potentiall...

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