Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
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The_Silver_Hog
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Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
Pictured below are (4) separate images of a concertina style cigarette case crafted in .935 silver (argentium). My question to you knowledgeable folks is the hallmark and country of origin. Any help appreciated, thanks in advance!
Re: Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
Just to be clear…technically there is no “hallmark” found here. That is to say, no authorized authority seems to be regulating the application of marks related to a fineness standard. More like self regulation by the maker.
Mark 1 is likely just a maker mark of initials. It is incuse gothic letters beginning “G.” or “C.”. Next letter may be “k”, but hard to tell with certainty. [Warning, a retailer can occasionally apply a mark where we would expect a maker.]
Mark 2 silver standard of .935 points to Germany, Austria, Switzerland generally. Without additional marks, Switzerland may be the more probable. This would not be definite though.
A maker mark coupled with a silver standard would be difficult to identify unless there were an established source with some samples. Something could be buried in old threads using a search function with variable key words interposed. Good luck, and maybe the general net might yield something with what you have now.
Mark 1 is likely just a maker mark of initials. It is incuse gothic letters beginning “G.” or “C.”. Next letter may be “k”, but hard to tell with certainty. [Warning, a retailer can occasionally apply a mark where we would expect a maker.]
Mark 2 silver standard of .935 points to Germany, Austria, Switzerland generally. Without additional marks, Switzerland may be the more probable. This would not be definite though.
A maker mark coupled with a silver standard would be difficult to identify unless there were an established source with some samples. Something could be buried in old threads using a search function with variable key words interposed. Good luck, and maybe the general net might yield something with what you have now.
Re: Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
It’s possible that one of the longer-lived German makers could have effected a change of marks. And the large “G” might also represent Gebruder for a firm of brothers. Nothing in the listed German marks under “G” or “k” seemed to be an exact match.
Re: Concertina Argentium 935 Cigarette Case NEED HELP INDENTIFYING HALLMARK & ORIGIN
:::::: Found a similar example of this form that bears German hallmarks, so I'm leaning towards Germany, but I'm not sure if "GK" is the manufacturer's mark or just a retail mark that a retail mark would have applied after placing a wholesale order for these concertina silver cigarette cases. :::::
:::::: I had never seen this form before now, and examples are hard to find, maybe it just didn't sell as well as the personal cigarette cases......::::::::
:::::: I had never seen this form before now, and examples are hard to find, maybe it just didn't sell as well as the personal cigarette cases......::::::::