Page 1 of 1

Barcelet 900 or 925 silber???

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:17 am
by khan
Hi Guys,
here is a Wave braided Bracelet, inside 925 stamped and outside has a hallmark Arabic 900. i would be very grateful if someone knows (a) is it genuine ? (b) About its origin or time Period of Made. Thank you

Image
Image
Image

Re: Barcelet 900 or 925 silber???

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 10:01 am
by AG2012
Hi,
It definitively looks like Egyptian mark for fineness .900 and Cairo (compare with the mark on the right).
Additional 925 is not relevant.Not much difference.It could be sterling and marked .900 according to the official standard. Or 925 added to conform to tourists.
There is no date letter.
Cheers

Image

Re: Barcelet 900 or 925 silber???

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 11:53 am
by khan
Thanks AG2012,
I thought it was Egyptian, it is now confirmed.

Re: Barcelet 900 or 925 silber???

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:11 pm
by dognose
The important thing to remember is such hallmarks guarantee a minimum standard, thus if the piece were made of, say, 950/1000 standard silver, in this case, it would still be struck with the 900 hallmark.

Trev.

Re: Barcelet 900 or 925 silber???

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:24 pm
by khan
Thanks Trev for the Expertise