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Sorry, the piece is neither Bek nor Meyle & Mayer. Those makers did not deal in costume jewelry of that type. In addition, the rhinestones used are treated with an "Aurora Borealis" finish that was not manufactured until 1955, long after Bek and Meyle & Mayer had ceased operations....

Thank you, Qrt.S!

Looks to me like an early version of the Albert Scharning mark.

First time I've seen this. Just got a pair of antique sugar tongs by David-Andersen in the robin's egg blue enamel, but they are marked with Andersen's hammer-and-tongs mark AND the Russian "84" and some other marks. Are they import marks? Looks like the Cyrillic initials transcribe to &qu...

Thank you Tosten!

Hi all,

I've seen this mark before but can not find a reference for the maker. Any thoughts? Thanks!

I've not seen a European amber piece marked "sterling."

Ole Olberg

Yes, Hermann Siersbol. The use of aurora borealis rhinestones indicates that the brooch is post-1955, when the iridescent finish was introduced.

That's great information, thank you. I lived in Schleswig for five years, so it's nice to see a "local" connection.

Thank you, Tosten! How interesting.

Do you think it would be pretty standard for Germans in Norway to alter the spelling of their name from "Sönke" (with the umlaut) to "Sønke" (with slashed "o")?

Hi all, This matte enamel pin/pendant has full marks for David-Andersen as well as the designer, "Sønke." This is the first piece I have come across by this designer - does anybody happen to know when he/she was active? Thanks! http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/2-37_zps92a...

Thank you, Oel.

I am beginning to think the third mark may be "HH;" is it possible that the mark may be that of the importer rather than the maker? The brooch is definitely a Georg Jensen design.

Trying to help out a friend; she has this brooch that is obviously a Georg Jensen of Denmark design, but with mysterious marks on the back. It looks to me like possibly the Dutch sword mark, but the "M2" is confusing me, and we can not make out the third mark. Any ideas? Thanks! http://i62...

Thank you, Steve - I believe you are correct! The description of the mark matches perfectly.

Sounds like probably Turner & Simpson (T&S in circular punches). English assay marks for Birmingham (anchor, not a flower), we'd need to see what the shape of the date letter crest is to determine date.

LOL - I got all excited while researching the marks on another piece I just got, then I realized this was my own post from 5 years ago that never got resolved... Here's the new piece by the same maker: http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/1-41_zpsf2f65f4d.jpg http://i62.photobucket.com/...

I believe that is an English piece. Let me see if I can find it in one of my reference books, it looks familiar to me, too.

Thanks, Dad. That's what I figured; it is nice to have confirmation.

Cnacibo!

I suspect these are not even silver, but brass. I usually collect Scandinavian enamels, and figured I'd check out some Russian pieces for comparison. These were sold to me online, the pictures looked decent, and they were described as having "84" marks (only two of them do, the others are ...