Channel island jersey silver?
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Channel island jersey silver?
Hello!
I have stumbled upon a pair of candleholders with unknown marks to me - might this be Channel Islands - Jean Le Page Guernsey?
Stamped IPF, Left side of a head, Capital L with a crown and four dots?
Kind regards,
John
I have stumbled upon a pair of candleholders with unknown marks to me - might this be Channel Islands - Jean Le Page Guernsey?
Stamped IPF, Left side of a head, Capital L with a crown and four dots?
Kind regards,
John
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
Methinks you meant "ILP", not "IPF"...so mark sample is here: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=15471&p=157297&hilit=ILP#p157297
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Re: Channel island jersey silver?
Thank you for your reply! Yes, I ment ILP. How about the other marks - ever seen them before?Traintime wrote:Methinks you meant "ILP", not "IPF"...so mark sample is here: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=15471&p=157297&hilit=ILP#p157297
Kind regards,
John
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
I think, this L with the crown it's Lissabon.
Best regards!
Krisztián
Best regards!
Krisztián
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
One sample of Lisbon assay mark of older [Crowned "L" having no pellets, within oval cartouch] : viewtopic.php?f=8&t=44153&p=127012&hili ... on#p127012
Note we have no Tremolierstich (zig zag) noted for this one. Can it be found? Have additional marks been noted on Lisbon?
Crowned "L", no cartouche begins almost a century earlier as French date mark. It may be used elsewhere? As a pseudo? The exact form of the crown must be compared to be certain. There's a reference book noted in Lisbon threads which may help.
Note we have no Tremolierstich (zig zag) noted for this one. Can it be found? Have additional marks been noted on Lisbon?
Crowned "L", no cartouche begins almost a century earlier as French date mark. It may be used elsewhere? As a pseudo? The exact form of the crown must be compared to be certain. There's a reference book noted in Lisbon threads which may help.
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
For a quick reference see:
http://hallmarkwiki.com/?country=Portug ... nce=Lisbon
Indeed could be Lisbon early 19th century.
For other marks perhaps: works of special interest
http://www.silvercollection.it/DICTIONA ... TUGAL.HTML
Peter.
http://hallmarkwiki.com/?country=Portug ... nce=Lisbon
Indeed could be Lisbon early 19th century.
For other marks perhaps: works of special interest
http://www.silvercollection.it/DICTIONA ... TUGAL.HTML
Peter.
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
I had a piece of Hanau silver with hallmarks very similar to Oporto Portugal, might want research "Hanau Silver Pseudohallmarks" as well as authentic marks from Portugal, just to make sure....
(Hanau was a city in Germany where hallmarks were struck however they wanted to make them, often the hallmarks were extremely similar to other countries' hallmarks)
The hallmarks are crisp and beautiful, so I was really thinking they were genuine for a European country, so that was my first impression, but that could be wrong and they could be just an example of very well-executed hallmarks from Hanau, but I'm still trying to figure it out, so will keep reading. :::
(Hanau was a city in Germany where hallmarks were struck however they wanted to make them, often the hallmarks were extremely similar to other countries' hallmarks)
The hallmarks are crisp and beautiful, so I was really thinking they were genuine for a European country, so that was my first impression, but that could be wrong and they could be just an example of very well-executed hallmarks from Hanau, but I'm still trying to figure it out, so will keep reading. :::
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
And the head facing left is for "old or antique articles" according to the hallmark wiki. ::: It makes sense for Portugal, there is a member named Funkel has the official book on Spanish and Portuguese silver hallmarks, it is not available in English because I searched for a translated copy to no avail. ::::
I have faith the maker is in that book, it is a very comprehensive book :
I have faith the maker is in that book, it is a very comprehensive book :
Re: Channel island jersey silver?
Hi Funkel.
Thank you very much !
Regards,
Peter.
Thank you very much !
Regards,
Peter.
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Re: Channel island jersey silver?
Funkel - can I ask what reference book you found this mark in ? Tks.