Could you please look the other photos of the sugar-bowl at http://db.tt/zZSJC5r5 What is the reason to do so unsuccessful mark? Do you think it is the contemporary item and someone tired to add the history to it ?
Yes, you are right. Probably, there is a pentagram sign before S. The first S has completely another "look&feel" than other letters in this inscription ? The other issue is that for me the are two marks stampted on the bowl one on the other. Unfortunately I do not have the original gla...
I looked through the Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks at http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html and I finded marks for Schleissner which do not fit to what I see on my bowl. It is quite interesting.
I have a French(probable) sugar-bowl with confusing marks. Could you please help me to identify how old is this artifact? Is it possible to deduce where and by whom it was produced?