Please Help decipher these marks

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divasublime
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Please Help decipher these marks

Post by divasublime »

These marks are on a silver ferner/centerpiece footed bowl-gold wash inside.Looks to be alot of hand work.after hours of internet searches,I am here. Sadly this is not a complete strike on the marks.Do any of you know who made this? and what is the silver content? 800? 900? Thanks in advance! ImageImage
Bahner
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Re: Please Help decipher these marks

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Hello, this looks like recent Turkish silver. TSEK is a certificate issued by the Turkish Standard Institute to document that a piece was made according to Turkish standards. Silver standards in Turkey are 800 and 900. The more elaborate pieces often are 900 fine, so I guess this is a 900 piece (just a gut feeling, though). I believe the name to read someting like Suleiman, which is a VERY common name in that region. Best wishes, Bahner
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