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Howdy I think we are all familiar with the current "Robins Egg Blue" version of the Tiffany box color? Yesterday I purchased a tie bar in a box of a different color: navy blue. This is a velvet & satin lined presentation box of the older type. But it got me wondering just when the &quo...

Could someone please explain the extensive French hallmarking as shown on this site at:
http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html
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Thanks so much for the additional info. I had wondered if 10:18 related to the weight but at 263.4 gms [8.23 troy ounces] there was too much difference to seem reasonable. Do you suppose the extra weight was polished off? [How many pennyweights in a troy ounce?] It doesn't seem like anything is or c...

Waylander: Many Thanks Again!!!
I will post anything further I uncover...
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Thanks Waylander! I do appreciate the confirmation and additional info. As a newbie to old silver I don't have any other reference sources for further study. Is there anything you would recommend I [buy or borrow to] read to gain more information about this piece & Thomas Bolton? What is the &qu...

I have a small square tray with hall marks indicating it may have been made in Dublin in 1728 or 1729 [if I am reading correctly & using this site correctly as well...] but I am lost regarding the other marks. Have I made a correct determination of date and origin? Might some one be able to iden...