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Maker is Bernard Meldahl, estimate on date approximately 1960s.

I just recently acquired this older Aksel Holmsen piece. In addition to the "925S" and Holmsen mark of overlapping pliers, the back is signed "B.H" - would this be initials of a designer in the Holmsen workshop? Or? Thanks for any help! http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jrit...

This piece is similar to those by NE From:

Just wanted to add that "OPRO" stands for Ole-Petter Raasch Olsen. Your piece is very nice, the bracelets don't turn up often.

I'm not that familiar with Russian marks, but perhaps the multiple marks would only be applicable to a higher grade silver than that of your brooch?

Is there any possibility this might be an older Soviet/Russian piece?

That doesn't look like Jensen's work - he had a line of mostly enameled jewelry. Also, his pieces would not have been signed just 'sterling,' but '925S Sterling Norway.'

I can not see the mark very clearly, though; any chance it might be Silpada?
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Thank you, Trev.

So, the assay marks are for Edinburgh? I couldn't find more current date stamps - are they now using the lion rampant for sterling? And do you know what year "x" is?

Thanks again for your help!

Hi all, This sterling and enamel brooch has markings I can not identify. When I purchased it, I thought it might be by Norman Grant, but when it arrived, the marks did not match. They look like British assay marks and the maker's initials, "B.G." The assay marks are as follows: lion rampan...

I agree, the piece is almost certainly Norwegian. I couldn't quite make out the mark, though - it looks a bit like that for Brodrene Lohne, from what I can see.

Lovely brooch.

Hi, I just came across that mark on another piece. It is Silpada.

Your necklace is illustrated (on page 69) of the Silpada Designs 2006-2007 catalog.

I've gone just about cross-eyed trying to figure out the Chester date letter on this little brooch. It's very similar in manufacturing style to other Horner pins from 1909 and 1910 per Tom Lawson's book, but I also found one dating to 1919. Help? http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/sha...

Good, that's very helpful.

So that would make this piece American, right? If it were German, it would not be signed "sterling"?
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I just got a possible lead from a friend of mine, who suggested it might be Ernst Bek - any feedback?
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Sorry I don't know the maker, but the necklace is a Native American liquid silver piece. Perhaps with that information, you could check on some of the Native American sites to compare marks.

Hi all, This necklace is made of sterling silver, vitreous enamel, freshwater seed pearls, and paste sapphire stones. The back is signed "sterling" and has a maker's mark of a butterfly. Any ideas on this one? Thanks! http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/belle2.gif http://i62....

It looks very much like the crest brooches produced in Canada by several makers. I'm not familiar with TJM Co, though. Perhaps a crest for Nova Scotia?

Hi all, I was hoping perhaps somebody might recognize the maker's mark on this Midnattsol bracelet - looks like "BJP" with each letter in a horseshoe: http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/bjp3.gif http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/bjp4.gif Thanks for suggestions!

That's great!

(As an aside, I just got a new camera last December, and I've been very pleased - it's a Canon SD790 IS - new version of the Digital Elph; it's super compact, too, so great to have on the road with me.)

Thank you, Pat! That is indeed the mark. I appreciate your help. I did not see that information on the Norwegian maker's list.