Another unknown silvermark
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:36 am
Here is a second item (a sugar tong) which I can not identify all the hallmarks.
I've made a lot of research on it, find one of the three hallmarks (the french guarantee "crab" hallmark for silver) but remain dubious: if this item comes from France (crab hallmark), the silversmith hallmark "AFC" must be in a diamond and not in a rectangle as in our case. Moreover, the crown over a "L" looks like french silver hallmarks from the 18th what is not logical (style of the sugar tong, other hallmarks,...). Or this hallmark could be a dutch hallmark (Dutch silversmiths were well-know to copy famous and prestigious hallmarks from other countries in the 20th century)...
To conclude... I don't know!
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I've made a lot of research on it, find one of the three hallmarks (the french guarantee "crab" hallmark for silver) but remain dubious: if this item comes from France (crab hallmark), the silversmith hallmark "AFC" must be in a diamond and not in a rectangle as in our case. Moreover, the crown over a "L" looks like french silver hallmarks from the 18th what is not logical (style of the sugar tong, other hallmarks,...). Or this hallmark could be a dutch hallmark (Dutch silversmiths were well-know to copy famous and prestigious hallmarks from other countries in the 20th century)...
To conclude... I don't know!
http://i41.tinypic.com/259a8ux.jpg
(admin photo edit - images too large - link only - see Posting Requirements )
Help is welcome!