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Good morning Warren,

Thank you so much for the advice. I have always been wondering how to this so that it would not be so cumbersome for the board members to copy paste the link.

Now, thanks to you, I have overcome this hurdle.

Best wishes.

Fred

Dear Board Member, Please help identify the marks on this plaque of the Holy Family. The leftmost mark appears like the German '13' mark, however, there appears to be the head of horse between the numbers. Also, on the bottom of the cartouche, there appears what seems to resemble the outline of a ke...

Dear Dave,

Thank you for your illuminating reply. It is, in my humble opinion, quite logical.

Fond regards,

Fred

Dear Dave,

The cage is of small size-- only about 6.5" in height. I believe it is a cricket cage.

Furthermore, I had it acid tested for silver and it is above 900.

Be that as it may, could it not have been made for the Chinese market?

Thank you in advance for your input.

Fond regards,

Fred

Dear David,

Thanks ever so much for your insightful comment. I really appreciate it.

Fond regards,

Fred

Dear DR,

Thank you so much for taking the time to decipher the mark.

Here is a clearer picture. I would appreciate your comments:

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Kind regards,

Fred

Dear Board Members,

I would appreciate your input on the following mark which appears under an enameled cage.

Thank you.

Fred

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Thank you Phil,

I initially thought 1818 as well. However when I juxtaposed the cellars' duty mark, city mark, and even the shield of the year mark between 1818 and 1798; I get more conformitu with 1798.

Fred

Greetings board members, I would be most grateful for your opinion on the maker of these salt cellars which I believe were made in 1798. I understand that John Bridge's first mark was registered in 1792. Could these possibly have been made by him? Thank you. Kind regards, Fred http://s1102.photobuck...

Hello friends,

I would be grateful to find out who the maker of this snuff box is. I presume it is a second mark for John Jones III, but not sure.

Regards,

Fred


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Francais wrote:Hi
the mark on the inner rim is the countermark, on the outside in the same place you should find the Minerva mark, which presumably has a very tiny 1 in the upper right hand corner or a 2 in the lower right hand corner.
Maurice

Thanks. I'd post the photographs this weekend.

Fred

Is the second maker's mark struck any better? I doubt it will help, but it might. If the piece has a Minerva mark it will be around the rim, and on the inside will be a insect mark. Maurice Oh and don't forget the size, if you see that swirl pattern in the inside bottom, that is usually found on wi...

At least now I know what you are talking about. From the shape of the cartouche I can tell you that the mark is the boar's head mark. It is very small and hard to read so you have to look at the shape of the cartouche. That eagle mark has a very pointed part, and my understanding is it that it was ...

Francais wrote:By the way, what is the size? It looks like a wine taster to me.
Maurice

It is about 5.5" in diameter and weighs around 10.5 Ounces.

Thank you.

I don't want to be difficult, but any chance you could take a close up of the small mark. It looks like the boar mark upside down. I know people who confuse the eagle head and boar mark, when found on gilt items. I couldn't see why Tiffany would be selling something that was not silver. Quite hones...

I am afraid the guarantee mark is too small to read from your photo, but if you go to this page http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html Does it look like the boars head mark shown under small guarantee? As for the maker's mark there are a number of marks that end in J and have a horse shoe or fe...