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Hi JayT Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately I don't have any more photos of the marks since I don't have the item, I just saw it on the Internet. Your observation is correct, it is a coffee pot because the lid is closed, you can see it well in this photo. https://i.postimg.cc/5Qpcvt04/cioccolati...

Hello everyone, and especially those who know about French silver. It is a rather complicated subject and I have already given up on becoming an expert, but I would like to learn at least the basic things. I saw this chocolate pot on the Internet, described as being from the mid-18th century, re- ha...

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The AS mark mimics the one of Anzolo Scarabello, but is clearly a fantasy mark.

And the others too, I presume.
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Hi AG2012 your consideration is very interesting. I did not think about it At first I thought of a silversmith identification system as used in Rome in the 19th century. A lozenge containing the master's initials and a number that identified the shop. But the number 12 would be a really odd coincide...

Just to show this teaspoon

very similar to the one in the post
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=34902&start=20

Here the silversmith's mark is in a lozenge with the number 12 (loth)
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The crowned B is the trademark of Porciani srl.
It made silvered objects of great quality (and price). I believe it is closed now.
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I believe that focusing attention on air bubbles is not the right way. Suppose a teaspoon of sterling silver weighs 20 grams. It will have a volume of 20: 10.373 = 1.92808 cm3 i.e. 1928.08 mm3. If we consider an air bubble, adhering to the spoon, of 2 mm in diameter, which cannot escape observation,...

This mark has already been discussed before in 925-1000 https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=45909&p=134764&hilit=MODENA#p134764 Someone attributes it to the city of Modena before 1860 https://hallmarkwiki.com/?ShowHallmark=15805 But it's not true. Modena has never had a s...

Hi Theo I have no Informations that church silver being counterfeited, but I am learning. Well, you can also find church silver items with fancy hallmarks. For example in this cross https://www.beweb.chiesacattolica.it/benistorici/bene/3155492/Bottega+napoletana+%281710%29%2C+Croce+astile# you can s...

This type of finish, with circular buffing tool, is very usual in Italian silver. It is done by the manufacturer.
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I'd like to have your opinion on a saucer with a mark that we have already covered in other posts. https://i.postimg.cc/crzjCF56/Crofforse-1.jpg This saucer has several areas where the wear and tear has highlighted a much more yellowish metal than the surrounding. Evidently the artifact was silvered...

Hi
try to google
indian silver snake anklet or indian silver snake bracelet
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In my experience, auction houses are shameless in dating the pieces on sale. On the other hand, they do not take any responsibility on the expertise. I looked for, without finding it, a post from a few years ago by a lady who had been part of the team of a well-known auction house and told the backg...

It can be and it cannot be.
I can't judge
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A very white object could be silver plated.
Sometimes 800/1000 silver was also plated to make it brighter.
I have never seen those marks. They don't seem to me from Turin.
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Hello the photos are not very detailed to give a judgment, In principle it can be said that if the sugar bowl is heavy, if it has no signs of wear under the legs, if it has no signs of small and very close hammers, it is good to suspect. Take a good look at the upper finishing edge, if it is modern ...

Hello Unfortunately the A.B.F. it is among the "tarocchi conclamati" (well-known counterfeit) or, at least, very suspicious marks. Already seen on an online auction carafe described "presumably Italian late 19th century in mid 700 style" https://i.postimg.cc/Xp280dF5/VENETAROM-3-...

Thanks Peter
this auction house publishes very clear photos, but, at least as far as Italian silverware is concerned, marks are more than sometimes suspect or misattributed. This is why I am sometimes hesitant to add images to my collection before having confirmation from an expert.
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I have seen this food warmer on the Internet.





Are they genuine Dutch marks?
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