Makers Mark ARC?

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Lawrence
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Makers Mark ARC?

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Could I please get advice on the makers mark on this pice. Thank you
silvercollector99
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Lawrence,
The marks are as follows. И·Е 1873 is listed in Postnikova item #1183 as an unknown assay master who worked in St. Petersburg 1870-1891. The middle hallmark is 84 and St. Petersburg city mark. АЯС is the hallmark of Arseny Yakovlevich Sokolov;
Quote from Ivanov page 125: "Silversmith 1867-1898; owned a silver workshop: Leshtikov lane 15 and 17; in 1874 presented for hallmarking 9 poods 7 pounds 7 zolotniks of silverware. St. Petersburg. Initials on the hallmark AC, АЯС."
Postnikova item #1232, lists Sokolov as working from 1867-1892.

As a sidenote, a pood is equal to 16.38 kilograms (36.11 pounds).

Hope this helps.
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Unfortunately there are lot of "unknown" assayers in Postnikova, many of them are known today. This ИЕ assayer's name is Ivan Vonif. Jestignejev. His working period was 1870-1894 according to the latest research. However, different books give sometime different information.
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Hi, All.

I regret. These are counterfeit marks. This my opinion. The drawing of letters and figures in an annual mark doesn't correspond to the original.
Please, show accurate photos of an eagle and a figure of the person.

Best Reg..
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Dad wrote:Hi, All.

I regret. These are counterfeit marks. This my opinion. The drawing of letters and figures in an annual mark doesn't correspond to the original.
Please, show accurate photos of an eagle and a figure of the person.

Best Reg..
Right opinion!
BR
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Re: Makers Mark ARC?

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Hi all -
if you find an Imperial Eagle on an object - it always was a present from the Czar + always a donation text for whom and for which purpose. The shown marks are counterfait marks (they are in a certain way correct - but fakes). The whole walking stick (cane) is a fake - made for the clueless.

Regards
Zolotnik
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