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by mkad
Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: Other Jewelry
Topic: Mark on earrings-Greek?
Replies: 2
Views: 2819

Re: Mark on earrings-Greek?

The Greek signatures are a bit like the Mexican ones. City ID, in this case Omega Delta is Athens, and the silversmith's ID number, 19, which is unfortunately harder to find than even the Mexican numbers.
by mkad
Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: Mystery Objects
Topic: Ebony fish with sterling spirals
Replies: 0
Views: 2629

Ebony fish with sterling spirals

I'm trying to figure out what these are, or what they could be used for, possibly where they're from. Two hard black wood carved fish, I assume ebony, with sterling hooked spirals coming out of their mouths, hallmarked 925 on the inside of the spirals. No other marks that I can see. They're both 3.2...
by mkad
Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:33 pm
Forum: American Jewelry
Topic: Mark of a battle axe of hammer in square cartouche on jade earrings
Replies: 1
Views: 1606

Mark of a battle axe of hammer in square cartouche on jade earrings

I found these sterling clip-on jade earrings with a mark I can't identify, and I've been looking. It looks like it's a hammer, or a mallet, or a battle axe in a diamond cartouche. I'm assuming that it's American; the only hallmark is the 925, which could be a few other countries, but I can't find th...
by mkad
Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:27 pm
Forum: Other Jewelry
Topic: Please help identify markings on this bracelet "Karls?" "STS?"
Replies: 2
Views: 9834

Please help identify markings on this bracelet "Karls?" "STS?"

It's a very nice bracelet; locking clasped bracelet with a row of lapis, but I can't identify the markings. What I assumed originally was a 925, under magnification says, I think, "STS," and underneath that, it looks like "Karls (Kaits? Kaifs? Kads?)." It's an elaborate bracelet,...
by mkad
Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:23 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Arab bracelet (?) Help
Replies: 2
Views: 3297

Arab bracelet (?) Help

This looks like a bracelet, it's the size of a bangle, but it's very rigid. I don't know what this is, but the stamps on it are weird. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/PC040196.JPG The back of it is blank. The front of it is covered with stamps, most of them are identical Arabic (I apologize...
by mkad
Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:33 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Is there a 951 silver, in Spain?
Replies: 4
Views: 3661

Re: Is there a 951 silver, in Spain?

Ok, fair enough, I feel stupid, but yeah, that makes a lot more sense.
by mkad
Fri Sep 02, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: Is there a 951 silver, in Spain?
Replies: 4
Views: 3661

Is there a 951 silver, in Spain?

I've seen sterling picture frames with 900, 925, or 950, inconspicuously stamped into the silver, without a maker's mark or anything else, due to the small amount of space. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/951A.jpg On this one though, the stamping is "951." If I didn't see the phot...
by mkad
Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:09 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Can Iranian silver use other Hallmarks? (Farsi Readers Requested)
Replies: 1
Views: 3056

Can Iranian silver use other Hallmarks? (Farsi Readers Requested)

I'm going to feel foolish if I'm misreading this...but...I have this Iranian filigree piece. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/iran.jpg expanding a bit, we have https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/iran2.jpg This is the only marking on the tray that I can see. Now, to be clear, I don't sp...
by mkad
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: Contributors' Notes
Topic: Gorham Flatware Code Letters
Replies: 19
Views: 10030

Re: Gorham Flatware Code Letters

Gorham spoon, an Etruscan teaspoon with an S and a T in rhombuses, 16.2 grams. today. (I hope this is what you're looking for)
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I notice that this one's on the other side, though.
by mkad
Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:57 am
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Christofle Cup id wanted
Replies: 0
Views: 1109

Christofle Cup id wanted

https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/P1011006.JPG https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/P1011008.JPG https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/PIC027.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/PIC033.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayimmalachim/PIC028.jpg OK, so it's a C C marking in a rect...
by mkad
Tue May 21, 2013 7:02 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Unusual necklace, is this Chato Castillo
Replies: 2
Views: 4499

Re: Unusual necklace, is this Chato Castillo

Sorry to bother you, I found it was Manuel Porcayo Figueroa. Thanks for your interest though.
by mkad
Tue May 21, 2013 6:58 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Unusual necklace, is this Chato Castillo
Replies: 2
Views: 4499

Unusual necklace, is this Chato Castillo

I have this really cool necklace, it's hallmarked that it's hand-made sterling, but I don't recognize the signature, I wondered if anyone else knows it. It looks a bit like Chato Castillo's, but it has an extra "limb" on the right. It actually may not be Mexican, but it's in Spanish and se...
by mkad
Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:16 am
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Large Table Spoon
Replies: 2
Views: 2670

Large Table Spoon

There was a previous post who asked about a small spoon that had "burton" and "a1" on them. So does this large tablespoon, but it has a lot more markings, and I was wondering if any of them indicate a maker, a date, a silver content, or a location. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pamayi...
by mkad
Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:46 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Is this a counterfeit British sterling mark?
Replies: 2
Views: 1665

Is this a counterfeit British sterling mark?

I guess the question is simply "Is there a British silverplate marking that looks almost exactly like their own sterling marks?" I have these four knives. They are quite clearly magnetic, both the blades and the handles. The markings on them (I apologize for the photos, I used a second cam...
by mkad
Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:36 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Nut dishes...plate or 900...or 1000...or fake?
Replies: 2
Views: 1623

Wow, thank you so much

Once again I see how great this website is. Thank you for your response.
by mkad
Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:15 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Nut dishes...plate or 900...or 1000...or fake?
Replies: 2
Views: 1623

Nut dishes...plate or 900...or 1000...or fake?

So I recently got these nut dishes, they're the typical average size, small...but they all have this marking that looks as though it either says A1000, or they say A.900c or it could be that they're not hallmarks at all, which is why I'm putting it here, because some of them are dirty, and look like...
by mkad
Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:12 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Mystery marks -- 5? Fists? LO? on a cup
Replies: 1
Views: 1499

Mystery marks -- 5? Fists? LO? on a cup

Long time user of the site, first time poster. This is a cup, it has a bird design on the top, it's about 5 inches tall. I'm not sure what the markings on the bottom mean, if they're hallmarks or they're maker's marks. One kind of looks like a fist, or a five with an extra bump, and the other one se...

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