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Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:12 pm
by coreya
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:46 pm
by Ubaranda
Hello!
This is marks of the Benaki Museum shop in Athens, Greece. See here^
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=54106
Regards.
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:29 am
by AG2012
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:24 pm
by coreya
Thanks for the info, not 100% sure its the same but does give a place to start. I apologize for posting on this thread as its not for jewelery but had a brain freeze. Thanks again for the mass of knowledge here!
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:28 pm
by coreya
I see the admin has moved the post to the correct area, Thanks a bunch!
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:20 pm
by dragonflywink
That doesn't look like a Benaki Museum mark to me. Don't know the mark, but started seeing these reverse-carved/intaglio amber pieces coming out of Poland around 20 years ago, and they're still produced there - they were also sold through numerous retailers here in the US (and I'm sure other countries as well), used to see loose carvings sold by themselves too...
~Cheryl
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:49 am
by AG2012
Hi,
Cheryl is right;modern Baltic (Polish) amber carved with high velocity dental instruments.
Regards
Re: Mark on reverse intaglios silver & ? amber
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:08 am
by coreya
Thanks and will keep digging. Have to check and see when these were purchased. Again thanks