This does have low content silver. It looks more copper plated in silver. Iranian. I have a piece like this and was always doubtful it was silver. Like I said it has low content silver.
I had initially posted that it was of Persian origin but upon a second glance, I realized they were not. Sorry for the confusion. Thank you for the link.
These pieces have a strong Persian Kajari resemblance, however they are not Persian. They are Kashmiri. That letter may well be the incorporation of a family crest or simply personalizing the pieces which were produced by Kashmiri artists..
These pieces have a strong Persian / later Kajari resemblance. That letter may well be the incorporation of a family crest or simply personalizing the pieces which were produced by Persian artists..
A fine piece. The left mark is the numeral as Warren states. The writing to to its right simply says "eyar" which simply means content and to the far right, the only clear visible letter is the Arabic (Y), perhaps the initial of the maker.
This has the name of the workshop Markez Al; Fen Lil intaj Maghreb which translates into The Center for the production of Moroccan art. It's not necessarily old nor is it silver.
Hello Shofner303, The bracelet has indications of Persian artwork, especially the birds, used much in Isfahani artwork. The filigree work is certainly Armenian so there's a possibility that the painted pearls came from Iran but the silver was worked in Armenia. This does not appear so old. Perhaps 5...
Hello, Here's some more information. The name of the maker is Jawad. This was made during the reign of the last Shah, 40's, 50's. 60's, not before that. This is an Iranian piece.
Hello, Your piece is the work of Isfahan, a city in Iran which is written on it as well as the silver content, the number 84 and the name of the maker "Kar Umran". This could possible be around 70 years old.
These marks appear on Moroccan pieces The writing says A'mel Al Ma'aden" which means the work of metal and near the star the word " establishment" appears. This means the piece is not silver but what is known as Alpaca.