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SILVER ART NOUVEAU PAPER KNIFE

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:46 pm
by nick stone
I HAVE AN ART NOUVEAU PAPER KNIFE AROUND 100MM LONG INCLUDING THE AMBER HANDLE.I AM LOOKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MAKER, DATE AND PLACE OF MANUFACTURE.
IT HAS THREE MARKS -

FROM RIGHT TO LEFT THEY ARE -

A WOMANS HEAD FACING RIGHT
THE LETTER W OVER 925 WITH ANOTHER WOMANS HEAD TO THE RIGHT
A LOZENGE WHICH LOOK TO HAVE TWO TRIANGLES SEPERATED VERTICALLY

MANY THANKS
NICK STONE

(Nick, please don't use all CAPS, see guidelines)

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:19 pm
by Doos
Sounds like a modern mark from Polen.
Is the second female head inside the contour of the W-925?

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:04 pm
by nick stone
Doos

yes it is

Nick

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:33 am
by Doos
That is a Polish mark from after 1986.
The first head is the mark for remarked items.
Hard to say when it's made, just that it was submitted for hallmarking after 1986.

Have a look at: https://www.bmf.gv.at/Finanzmarkt/Punzi ... unz-pl.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I can't help you on the makers mark, sorry.