Silver chain and cross with 8 hallmarks, country? Maker?
Silver chain and cross with 8 hallmarks, country? Maker?
I never saw so much hallmarks in a chain. But now I am curious why they marked it with so much hallmarks. There are some dutch hallmarks, but also some unknowed (to me at least). Maybe somebody recognize some marks and can tell me from which country it originally came?
Re: Silver chain and cross with 8 hallmarks, country? Maker?
Convention marks
https://www.silvercollection.it/DICTION ... NTION.HTML
The Vienna Convention (1972–present)
The Vienna Convention is an international treaty between a number of countries aimed at facilitating cross-border trade in precious metal objects. Objects that have been inspected by an affiliated guarantee institution and stamped with the Common Control Mark (CCM) are recognized in the other affiliated countries and do not need to be re-inspected upon import in the other affiliated countries. After approval, an object will bear the following marks; a maker's mark, the fine grade in Arabic numerals applied by the maker, a grade indicating mark indicating the fine grade that has its own contour for each metal and a specific office identifying mark that refers to the institution that carried out the inspection.
At your chain next to the scales contour for silver 925, perhaps the national control mark for Finland, a crown in heart shaped contour. Finland joined the convention in 1975. On July 16th 1999, The Netherlands joins the international Hallmarking Convention.
As for the Dutch hallmarks, ZI the mark for used silver objects 925/000. Followed by a weight indication mark with the number 5, multiply the number by five to obtain the the net weight in grams ( net weight as of 1932). MS+K, importers mark or M.S. Kinsbergen B.V., registered in Amsterdam 1975-present. Your chain was imported to the Netherlands between 1975 and 1999.
Peter.
Source; Netherlands Responsibility Marks from 1797 WaarborgHolland, Gouda, edition 2009.Goud-en zilvermerken van Voet, L.B. Gans, Premsela & Hamburger, edition 2014
https://www.silvercollection.it/DICTION ... NTION.HTML
The Vienna Convention (1972–present)
The Vienna Convention is an international treaty between a number of countries aimed at facilitating cross-border trade in precious metal objects. Objects that have been inspected by an affiliated guarantee institution and stamped with the Common Control Mark (CCM) are recognized in the other affiliated countries and do not need to be re-inspected upon import in the other affiliated countries. After approval, an object will bear the following marks; a maker's mark, the fine grade in Arabic numerals applied by the maker, a grade indicating mark indicating the fine grade that has its own contour for each metal and a specific office identifying mark that refers to the institution that carried out the inspection.
At your chain next to the scales contour for silver 925, perhaps the national control mark for Finland, a crown in heart shaped contour. Finland joined the convention in 1975. On July 16th 1999, The Netherlands joins the international Hallmarking Convention.
As for the Dutch hallmarks, ZI the mark for used silver objects 925/000. Followed by a weight indication mark with the number 5, multiply the number by five to obtain the the net weight in grams ( net weight as of 1932). MS+K, importers mark or M.S. Kinsbergen B.V., registered in Amsterdam 1975-present. Your chain was imported to the Netherlands between 1975 and 1999.
Peter.
Source; Netherlands Responsibility Marks from 1797 WaarborgHolland, Gouda, edition 2009.Goud-en zilvermerken van Voet, L.B. Gans, Premsela & Hamburger, edition 2014