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I have a sølje brooch from what I'm sure would be Norway, but I'm unable to make out the mark. I've tried looking up different combinations of letters but can't find a maker with any of them. The combinations I've tried, based on what I think the letters in the mark look like are: GUB, GJB, CUB and ...

Does it matter? 830 or 925 . did you buy to recycle the silver? The case is many Americans believe that 830 silver is plated. So you have to say its Sterling to get interest from them. So does it realy matter? I dont say that all American act this way, but enough do. To me it matters, yes. I don't ...

There is a seller selling a piece of solje on an auction site claiming in several places in her listing that the item is sterling silver. However, the mark on the piece is 830s. I sent them a very nice email explaining that 830 is not sterling, and that 925 is sterling. (Sometimes people don't know ...

Hi, Hope this helps: http://i48.tinypic.com/984i9v.jpg Trev. So how does one come up with a silver content of 826/1000 for a mark of 13¼L? If I were to guess how to use this chart, I would do the following: 812.5 + (62.5 / 4) = 828.125 The number I get (828.125) is close to 826 but it's certainly ...

Hi, 13¼L was a standard used in Norway until 1892. It indictes 826/1000. See: http://www.925-1000.com/a_Standards.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; For an early advertisement from Jacob Tostrup, see: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=20661" onclick="window.op...

I just acquired an old sølje brooch marked TOSTRUP 13¼L 1868 CHRISTIANIA . Can anyone please tell me what the markings mean, specifically the 13¼L and the 1868 ? Front of brooch: http://s1080.photobucket.com/albums/j327/NorskyGal/?action=view&current=TostrupSolje-Front.jpg#!oZZ1QQcurrentZZhtt...

I have a matching enamel bracelet and brooch that are both marked "Norge." The bracelet also has 2 addt'l hallmarks that are quite tiny. One hallmark appears to be 3 crowns, which if I understand correctly, this indicates a Swedish item. The pieces are not marked for any silver content---u...

I guess I'm unable to edit my original post...but I got to thinking...could this piece be bronze? Also, the metal did respond by brightening up when I took a q-tip lightly dipped in sterling silver cleaner I bought for sølje at my local Scandinavian shop. (I tested the back so I wouldn't get it on ...

Does anyone know if Norwegians ever made enameled sølje out of brass? I have a few pieces that are unmarked on the back that I always thought to be gold over silver. I also just bought an unmarked enameled sølje that the seller advertised as brass but I'm wondering if it could possibly be gold ove...

Thank you, Tosten!

Thank you, Tosten.

I have the Norwegian book "Stempler 'Gull-og Sølvarbeider" to help me identify marks on Norwegian silver jewelry. I have 2 questions for anyone familiar with this book; 1) Next to each mark there are 2 columns. What does the number in the 1st column represent? 2)The 2nd column looks like ...

Thanks Swedenorway. That's a good clue--I'll keep that in mind as I continue my search for my mark!

Hi Carol Lynn, I found some info on the 830s mark on this site after doing some searching. "Scandinavian countries used 830s silver like Denmark moved to using 925 silver in 1927 however even though a higher grade of silver was used by most jewellers in Scandinavia, they stuck to stamping there...

Hi Carol Lynn, Regarding the year the mark was used, I'm not sure if it was used in 1948 only or if 1948 was the year they began using it. Unfortunately, the book is written in Norwegian and so I can't read the intro. But because I used to collect china & have used similar books on marks for chi...

I think you should go for it in contacting the David-Andersen company. Great idea! The worst that could happen is that they ignore you, and I doubt they would. And I know what you mean about there being not enough people (or ANY people) that know anything about Norwegian solje. It's an extremely spe...

Thank you Kaye -- for the information about the "C'" clasp. Does your piece have a hand engraved number on the back? I only saw the number on mine when I took a photo and loaded it on my computer. I have read that another number on a piece COULD be a product number or a limited edition nu...

This is Carol Lynn...I noticed this post about your other brooch. Your brooch has seven "dashes" on the back. In my research on marks, I found information that talks about "seven dots" on the mark. Here is what it said: "The crown-shaped mark is for Theodor Olsens Eftf, of ...

NorskyGal--- Thank you so much! I'm surprised it's 1948 as I thought the "C" clasps were used much earlier than that. Also, I thought the 830 silver was used earlier. This brooch belonged to my great Aunt, who traveled in Europe in the 1950's, and I had no information on it. It's very unu...

I found the Danish marks of E&M (Eiler & Marløe 1920-1967) and E.M. (Erik Morild Møller-Randers 1971-?) on this site http://www.925-1000.com/denmarkE.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Does anyone know if 'my' mark of E-M could be from any of these 2 companies? (The most ...