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by Qrt.S
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:26 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Fraget candlestick
Replies: 9
Views: 201

Re: Fraget candlestick

#huszas76 This is a very strange marking. In my rather large library I cannot find these marks. Moreover, the whole "row of marks" is insufficient. Here a few thoughts: The Russian fineness mark has a round shield, the figures' font is odd, who is the assayer, the spelling of "Warszaw...
by Qrt.S
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Fraget candlestick
Replies: 9
Views: 201

Re: Fraget candlestick

Sorry, minor typo. Fingers shriveled :-(. Should read ...Mart points ...)
by Qrt.S
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Fraget candlestick
Replies: 9
Views: 201

Re: Fraget candlestick

Fake marks. Like Marks also points out "rare mark....."Ubaranda shows a genuine mark.
by Qrt.S
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Sugar box, Moscow, 1783
Replies: 10
Views: 248

Re: Sugar box, Moscow, 1783

Mart wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:24 am But for me, this information is not enough to claim that this brand belongs to him
Mind my asking Mart but why not????? What else do you require?
by Qrt.S
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:49 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Sugar box, Moscow, 1783
Replies: 10
Views: 248

Re: Sugar box, Moscow, 1783

@Juke,
Take a look at P#2585 on p. 218. Serif fonts were more often used in the past than sans serif. More unclear is the "C" in Belkin's punch, but?
by Qrt.S
Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Sugar box, Moscow, 1783
Replies: 10
Views: 248

Re: Sugar box, Moscow, 1783

A bit difficult case, anyway, in my eyes the maker is I·Ө. That would be Ivan Frolov. The alderman AӨП is Fyodor Petrov 1759-1784 as Juke also anticipates. The (unclear) assayer's mark looks much like С·Б, could be Stepan Belkin 1778-1788. The Moscow town mark shows 1783. It matches the other marks.
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Can anyone help identify silver sugar bowl 1895
Replies: 9
Views: 306

Re: Can anyone help identify silver sugar bowl 1895

Thank you. Some more information. Jòzef Fraget was born 25.4.1797 and died 16.7.1867. His successor was his son Julian Mikolaj Fraget born 2.6.1841 dead 1906. The above stated means that the punch J.F. in this case (1895) is most likely Julian Fraget but not Jòzef. Anyway, the Fraget company, founde...
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:24 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Can anyone help identify silver sugar bowl 1895
Replies: 9
Views: 306

Re: Can anyone help identify silver sugar bowl 1895

??????? The anticipated "known" period he used his punch as an approved goldsmith! Moreover, I also wrote "Differing opinions..." Nothing is carved in stone regarding goldsmiths and their marks etc., especially not Polish goldsmiths' history. What is your suggestion/correction? D...
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:14 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Can anyone help identify the workshop and years of operation?
Replies: 1
Views: 186

Re: Can anyone help identify the workshop and years of operation?

Since the guardein CFH is Christian F. Heise 1904-32, the maker must have been active during that period. The Copenhagen townmark verifies 1923, so... Unfortunately the workshop's mark is unknown to me.
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:07 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Can anyone help identify silver sugar bowl 1895
Replies: 9
Views: 306

Re: Can anyone help identify silver sugar bowl 1895

Yes Warzaw, Poland. The maker J.F. is as Mart already stated Jozef Fraget, active 1895-1918. The assayer O.C. is Osip Sosnkovskij in W. 1862-1896. Anyway, he also used the following punches IS, IC (Ios, Józef Stanislavovitch Sos...) around 1852~1862. (Note! Differing opinions for the working periods...
by Qrt.S
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Mystery Objects
Topic: Mystery 3-pronged Sterling handle
Replies: 4
Views: 494

Re: Mystery 3-pronged Sterling handle

Potato tester, is the potato cooked/ready to eat or not.
by Qrt.S
Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:40 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

Thank you. 1) SA is Johan Samuel Arndt, born 19.4.1812, master 1845-1890. He had a common workshop with his brother Karl on Gorohovaya street in StP and worked for Nicholls & Plincke. Dead 2.4.1890. The assayer AM is Aleksandr Mor. 2) NP is Nicholls & Plincke in StP. The assayer's punch is a...
by Qrt.S
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

Interesting Tipton 444, Would you mind shoving the marks/punches too. They are also of interest. Revert to this later when I have seen the punches.
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

Just a short point out, The fact that you might find a punch with a deceased master has been told here in the past and has an explanation. When a married master passed away his wife retain the right to run the workshop and use her late husbands punch until her own death. The widow could also apply t...
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

You are welcome. Well, Postnikova is not complete far from it. This is not a simple case. There are too many variables and that makes is a bit complicated. Nice discussion anyway.
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

No I haven't. I wrote about Carl Georg Samuel Frank and that is not quite the same as Karl Frank (there is no Karl Frank). The reason for that was that his mark is not known and could be anything (or nothing)! The other reason was that he was married to Rosina. There are too many Falks and books con...
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

Johan (with only one n) Fredrik Falk's birth date is unclear. But he died (of stroke) 2.3.1845 (Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar in 14.3.) in St. Petersburg. He is noted as a silver worker. He is buried in Wolkova 5.3 (Greg. 17.3). It is documented in the church book of St. Katarina church congre...
by Qrt.S
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:06 am
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle
Replies: 43
Views: 1143

Re: Important Russian Silver? Grand Duke Crown & Imperial Eagle

Correct Mart, there are masters that haven't made anything or no objects have been found or are known. A very well known person/master i.e. Carl Fabergé hasn't made anything, at least there is not a single object known/found, so... Note! It is commonly "accepted" that an object is dated ac...

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