Pineda? AP56? GP56? Help with Taxco maker's mark.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:03 pm
Hi - I'm wondering if anyone can help identify the marks on this bracelet. It is from my grandmother's estate.
The MEX, Taxco, and AG 950 stamps are easy to read. (And I realize AG 950 indicates 950 silver, although I haven't seen the AG mark before either.)
There is a stamp above the Taxco stamp which looks like it might be Pineda. Only the "_ined_" are clear beyond a doubt. Then there is a stamp that looks somewhat like "GP56." Only the "_P56" is clear. Antonio Pineda had a stylized AP stamp in which the A looked something like a G to me, but the font was different. I'm accustomed to the TP-56 type of marks, but this isn't that either. Could the 56 be the year is was made?
I've consulted books and searched without success. I'm hoping someone here may be able to help. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Close-up of hallmark -
Another close-up -
Pic of bracelet -
The MEX, Taxco, and AG 950 stamps are easy to read. (And I realize AG 950 indicates 950 silver, although I haven't seen the AG mark before either.)
There is a stamp above the Taxco stamp which looks like it might be Pineda. Only the "_ined_" are clear beyond a doubt. Then there is a stamp that looks somewhat like "GP56." Only the "_P56" is clear. Antonio Pineda had a stylized AP stamp in which the A looked something like a G to me, but the font was different. I'm accustomed to the TP-56 type of marks, but this isn't that either. Could the 56 be the year is was made?
I've consulted books and searched without success. I'm hoping someone here may be able to help. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Close-up of hallmark -
Another close-up -
Pic of bracelet -