They are hollow and each has three small holes about 2 millimeters in diameter beneath the tail. When I insert a pin it and meets no resistance at all, so they're not filled. The fact that they're hollow complicates a specific gravity test. I wish the mark were legible. It would certainly make ident...
I've had these ducks for a few years but have never been able to find out much about them. They're quite large and heavy, about 2.2 pounds each. They test positive for silver. There's no silver mark that I can see but there is a maker's mark on the bottom of the foot but I can't make it out. I've in...
Thank you. I gather the dolphin mark means the silver content is below the 833 standard. What is the content or is that possible to establish? Also, is a pseudomark a fraud or fake? .
Here is a teapot which I was told was Dutch silver. There is a picture of the teapot and a picture of the hallmarks on the bottom. I cannot find out much about the item and would like to know name of maker, date made and the silver content. Thank you. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n12/vinsildad...
Many thanks Miriam. I did go to the above link to check out the hallmarking, but I don't read Hungarian and simply got confused. I'll have to try out some translation software. Best regards
This is an old silver cigarette case. There's a date of 1932. VI.7-13 on it along with the words or places Venezia-Dolomiti-Passo Giovo-Salzkammergut-Gesause. There are also three signatures that have been etched into the silver. I'd like to learn the history of this piece but have not been able to ...