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Hello all, these unidentified hallmarks have been doing my head in and I can't find anything on them. Would you have any idea at all? Thank you!

Hi,
Papal states after 1815.
If there is capital letter B between crossed keys it is Bologna, no letter - Rome fineness second standard 889/1000 medium items.
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The same legislation 1815: maker`s mark is a rhombus with the initials and registered number between initials (looks like 66 or 99 upside down in your mark).Initials are impossible to decipher.

Hi AG2012, thank you for taking the time to answer!

From what I can tell, there is a little "blob" between and below the crossed keys, and all in a shield (not quite a rhombus). This is vexing, for sure.

And so you think it is Italian and circa 1815? Papal States?

Maker` s mark is within a rhombus, papal hat and crossed keys for silver standard are in the shield.
Not 1815 but after 1815 and until 1870 when Papal State ceased to exist.

What`s between crossed keys ? Is it a letter ? If it`s capital B then it is Bologna.

Ahhh, I got it - it's a hat! :-)

What's between the crossed keys is a very good question, and not one that will be answered in this world (but perhaps in the next) as it is completely obscured, and sort of a blob...

What do you this is the little hallmark with the numbers? (they almost look like "199G" or "G66V" if you turn the picture upside down...)

Maker`s initials, i.e. one letter on the left, one letter on the right and two digit number between, for example "G66V" as it should be according to 1815 legislation in Papal States

See full article here:
http://www.silvercollection.it/romehallmarks.html

That's brilliant! Thanks ever so much!

AG2012 is right, the initial letter is impossible to decipher, however I found only one mark that contains the number 99 and ends with the letter G. It belongs to Angelo Giannotti.



Best Regards
Amena

Thank you Amena, that's very helpful indeed! :-)