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[quote="Goldstein"]i have learned from life that sometimes no answer would be the best answer ..

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Goldstein - i am grateful for any input if it makes sense ! in your case ... :-(

[quote="olga_kehl"]thx again Olga !! you were of great help !!!!!

[quote="AG2012"]many many thx for your help !! btw .. no other marks on handle only the two shown are present so far ( not properly cleaned yet !!

anyway.. i learned a lot today - thx for this !

[quote="Qrt.S"]Interesting case but for the records and in order to avoid misunderstandings. Lev Fyodorovich Oleks working periods were
Moscow 1899-1904 ??!!
Kiev 1905-1914
Moscow 1915-1917
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[quote="Qrt.S"]ooops ... sorry i was blind .. thx for telling me

[quote="Qrt.S"] the only thing i dont get is : if oleks was in moscow from 1899 - 1904 ... my mark is a total and completely wrong fake because it is 1894 ??!! the jug is a fake , the glass is a fake, the inscription is a fake , all marks .. ? inside lemonish gilding etc etc ... i have see...

[quote="Qrt.S"]@olga_kehl
so the fact are : jug has been assayed in Moscow 1894 by Oleks .. and we know nothing about the maker and thats it ?! am i right ?

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dear Olga ..thx a lot for your help !!!!!!

[quote="Qrt.S"] Lev Fedorovich Oleks was an assay master active in Moscow in the late nineteenth century. Though he was active for only six years (1890-1896), he nevertheless produced a wide range of fine silverware items, such as cigarette boxes, saltcellars, baskets and ceremonial oil la...

Dear claretjugs, could you make another photo of the maker's mark (these two Cyrillic letters). Actually, I'm not sure what are they exactly, and can't find the maker in the book (M.M. Postnykova-Loseva "Gold and silver craft in 15-20 centuries, the territory of the USSR"). will add more ...

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thx a lot for your comment .. i said this about claret jugs and large collection because i was not that keen on Goldsteins comment !
and the reason i am asking experts on russian silver here is that i am not an expert on russian silver but on claret jugs ;-)

[quote="AG2012"] thx a lot .. i have seen your posted catalogue .. a great addition to this site !! i totally agree if there is no Faberge mark it is not Faberge .. i was just confused about this HB together with the faberge mark in Geza v Habsburgs book !! will post more details later tod...

i see... maybe i should tell you that i have the largest claret jug collection on this planet ... i cant name my website ( but just go for claret jugs and collection ... you will,find it ) concerning your answer : the russian jug i showed has a wonderfully handmade mounting ... finely engraved etc t...

after hours and hours of research i found out a few options .....Geza von Habsburg writes in his books about the maker HB .. it is an unknown Faberge workmaster ... some people here in the forum say it is Nikolai Vladimirov , Moscow 1894-96 . so far so good .. one thing is for sure : there is no wha...

recently bought a russian claret jug : assay master Lev Fedorovich Oleks - Moscow 1894 ( only active 6 years )
makers mark HB ?
thx for looking and help in advance !

Hi very interesting tray ! i am not sure i would agree about the age - it doesnt look 1860 to me - i would about 1920/30 The rim actually as it is finely pierced shows definitely some indian influence like kashmiri style stuff looks like ! The figures and the engraved patterns are nice - but i would...

little coun dish from turkey - i would say - quite new 1960-80

looks white metal to me not silver alloy - probably marrocan dish with cover