Stumped on another hallmark; what does 14½ mean? Who are LC & CW? Thanks to anyone who might be able to provide some answers https://i.postimg.cc/m1cCGPv8/IMG-3334.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/WtK0w7ZK/IMG-3333.jpg Edit to add: the spoon has been x-rayed and tests at .925 silver.
Hi guys, Stumped on another hallmark here. This one is from what looks like a bon bon spoon. The mark almost looks Hanau-ish, but this has been x-rayed and assessed to be .950 silver which seems to rule that out. The piece looks French, with the figure and the style of the bowl piercings, and the &q...
Hi Damon, Wow, thank you for taking the time to share all this information with me. Yes, all those locations do seem very plausible based on what I'm seeing on Google Images. I spent some time browsing more images of famous Omani buildings trying to identify the place on the right, but I have not ha...
I am stumped by this hallmark, even though it is very distinctive. I suspect that the plate itself did not come from the Middle East, even though the engraving appears to show scenes from that region (Such as an image of a mosque, a naval (?) base among mountains, a government building (?), and an u...