www.925-1000.com

It's really odd that Theo has never seen such a hallmark. It seems to me that the surface of the spoon is a bit strange.
Could you post an enlargement of the "tremolierstrich"?
Thanks
Amena

On page 197 of Victor Denaro's book, the AVC mark is attributed to Alfredo Vassallo Cremona

Take a look here
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=49753&p=152142&hilit=ITALIAN+ART+SOUVENIR#p152142
Best
Amena

Hi Zilverik As for your travel candlesticks, what I can tell you is that they are from Catania dating back to 1813. https://i.postimg.cc/v1STzVBG/CATANIA.jpg The mark indicated by the red arrow is the mark of the consul IC or IG, which I cannot trace the name of. The letters PPA belong to the silver...

Hello everyone
I have this strange stick, adorned with Peruvian coins and colored stones (or pieces of glass).

Anyone know what it was for?
Thank you
Amena

Just google Lamberto Moroni argento
Best
Amena

Thanks Peter for the confirmation. On the internet I found lists with date letters other than this on my tray. On the other hand, I was sure it was silver (tested with acid). As usual, however, I was unable to confirm the purity from the density test. I have detected a weight in air of 901 g and a w...

I found a tray with these marks.

It should be Egyptian before 1946, but I can't find the date letter on the lists.
Is there anything wrong?
Thanks for attention.
Amena

I honestly thought it was easier. In fact I recycle the rosin that I recovered from cutlery that I melted, on the other hand I would not know where to buy new rosin. This rosin is not homogeneous and with boiling water it becomes only creamy and it is not easy to pour it into the hole of the handle....

Great. Thanks for your advice.
I will try this method and let you know.
Best
Amena

Hi Thanks for your contribution I also put the handle in boiling water, but evidently I do something wrong. I fill the handle with powdered rosin and then I begin to heat slowly. However, when the rosin begins to melt, it becomes frothy and grows a lot, coming out. When I insert the blade, more rosi...

I have often had to change the blade of an old knife. However, when most of the pitch ( rosin? colofony? I don't know what it is called exactly ) contained in the handle has been lost, I find it difficult to add new one, because the heat creates bubbles that cause most of the pitch to escape. Anyone...

As we all agree, this is a very unusual piece. I have never seen before a perforated snuffbox with engraved plates put on inside . What seems to me to be Italian in style are the leaf scrolls of which I am attaching some examples below. https://i.postimg.cc/2bv1CxXk/tabacc-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc...

Certainly an unusual piece, however I would not be surprised if it were Italian of the early 20th century.
It seems evident a remarkable skill in the floral decoration typical of the time in Italy, while some flaw is seen in the human figure.
Just my impression
Amena

Thanks Krisztián for details.
As I said in the initial post, the sugar bowl also has a mark used in the Kingdom of Sardinia for objects coming from abroad.
Could it be that this bowl was produced for the Italian market and therefore lacking German hallmark ??
Best
Amena

Almost certainly it is the mark of the "radiant star", used in Italy for the objects produced before the law came into force in 1935

I have some difficulties to understand what a "silver charger" is.
Can you post a picture of the object?
Thanks
Amena

Hi Krisztián
I am stunned.
I hadn't even asked who the silversmith could be, because I thought it was impossible to find it with just the initials.
Thank you so much, it's very interesting news.
Perhaps you also know in what years he worked?
Regards
Amena

Well, I take note and, until proven otherwise, I will consider it a sugar bowl, although I have not found similar examples on the web.
The whole object was gilded once, inside and outside; today the gilding is worn out in many parts.
Thank you all
Amena