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Italian marks Sardenia XIXth "TA" - Alessandria ? Torino ?
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:01 pm
by Fakir
Hello,
I've seen these marks that seems to be from Alessandria or Torino and I'm looking for informations about the "TA" marks.
Is it an essayer's mark ? A maker's mark ? Can it be a fake mark ?
Re: Italian marks Sardenia XIXth "TA" - Alessandria ? Torino ?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:45 am
by amena
Certainly Alessandria after 1824 and before 1872. Unfortunately, there is no match for the TA logo in lozenge.
Mark of an unidentified silversmith.
I see no reason to suspect a fake.
Best
Amena
Re: Italian marks Sardenia XIXth "TA" - Alessandria ? Torino ?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:17 pm
by Fakir
Thank you for your answer !
Could it be an essayer's mark (I've seen it's usually two letters surrounded by a pearled pattern) or must it be the maker ?
Also, I've heard of the book "Argenti italiani dell'800" (Donaver & Dabbene) but I can't find it. Do you (or anyone else) have it and can check this TA mark please ?
Re: Italian marks Sardenia XIXth "TA" - Alessandria ? Torino ?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:50 am
by amena
You're right, two letters surrounded by a pearled pattern suggest an assayer. Actually they are always in an oval outline, not in a lozenge.
But Augusto Bargoni, the major authority on Sabaudi silver, explicitly states that,
"with the Royal License dated 12 July 1824, the assayer's mark was abolished".
I checked on the Donaver Dabbene, and also on Bargoni's book, but I could not find any mark with the letters TA in lozenge.
Not all silversmiths have been registered
Amena