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Silver Vase or Urn - unidentified marker's mark

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:46 pm
by hastidr
I have an old vase or urn with a shield hallmark with QHH nos (underlined) and either .800 or .900 within the shield. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance, Dustin

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Re: Silver Vase or Urn - unidentified marker's mark

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:21 pm
by oel
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Re: Silver Vase or Urn - unidentified marker's mark

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:07 am
by JBA
Don't know! Is it arabic script under the OHH?

If not I see no reason to believe this is Middle Eastern. Could be Italian maybe.

Re: Silver Vase or Urn - unidentified marker's mark

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:26 pm
by dognose
The mark, and the way the silver standard is described, reminds me very much of similar devices that are struck on Peruvian and Columbian silver.

I'll move the post to that section to see if we get a response.

Trev.

Re: Silver Vase or Urn - unidentified marker's mark

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:23 pm
by 2209patrick
Here is a Columbian silvermark, to the right of your marks, that has 0,900 fineness.
Looks to me like your 0,900 just has a scratch over it.

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Can't identify the manufacturer.

Pat.