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Hi there, Any ideas who "HP." might be? Since the brooch is marked 925S, it's probably Norwegian or Danish, but I haven't seen this maker before. Thanks! http://i43.tinypic.com/2jd4cg1.gif http://i43.tinypic.com/1zgwcd3.gif http://i43.tinypic.com/15549li.gif

It's a sterling silver bracelet by the Danish maker Hans Hansen. Check out the Danish makers under the link 'World Marks' to compare the signature - the company opened in 1930, and changed their stamp ca. 1950.

Looks like Hans Hansen.

The slide clasp is marked 925S and a mark in a box that I can't quite make out (I originally thought it might be the cursive capital "N" of Norne, but I don't think so seeing it up close). Any ideas? Thanks!

I'm wondering if anybody recognizes the maker's mark "JD" (appears within a mark that looks like a ring); the brooch is also marked "935" and "depose," so I gather it's French or German? Thanks for any ideas! http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc100/briar-rose-vintage/d...

Looks like a Clement Berg solje brooch, worn with traditional Norwegian folk costume.

The word "geschutzt" is German and means patented, if that helps.

I couldn't quite make out the maker's mark, either - any chance of a close-up? The work seems to be based on earlier pieces from Iona, for example those by Alexander Ritchie (there's a pretty extensive informational website, just google his name).

Thank you, Pat.

I'm hoping to find out who the maker is on this sterling modernist ring; I found one "OD" listed as a Danish maker active in Copenhagen until 1937, but I thought the design of this piece would be likely a bit later than that? Thanks for any ideas! http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc100/b...

Apparently, the bracelet would have been earned for Fire Making abilities.
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Hi there, I don't have any information about the maker's mark, but the bracelet is an old Campfire Girls piece. The mark has had me stymied for a while now.
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It looks like it's marked R.A. That would be for Robert Allison, a silversmith who worked with and took his inspiration from Alexander Ritchie, of Iona, Scotland.

I'm inclined to think they're by Bersztynowe Centrum (Amber Center), a wholesaler of sterling and amber jewelry.

Kokopelli - Native American figure. Sorry I can't help you with the maker's mark.
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Thank you, I didn't realize the thumbnails cropped the images.

I haven't been able to find any information on FNW, sorry.

How can you tell? The full assay marks are not visible in the picture. I believe the "W" is from the maker's mark, not the year.

Off the top of my head, I also recall that Bernard Instone also typically produced sterling silver pieces that were not assayed. Sometimes, you're lucky even to get his initials on pieces.

The OP's pendant appears in Lawson's book on p.89 in a different color scheme: http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/jritter284/horner1-2.gif The description notes that it is signed with the intertwined "CH" and "sterling silver." While Horner frequently used assay marks on smal...

The "A" is 1956/57, and the "B" is 1957/58.

Reference: A Dictionary of Marks - Ceramics, Metalwork, Furniture - The Identification Handbook for Antique Collectors, Edited by Margaret Macdonald-Taylor, first published by A. Wheaton & Co., Exeter, Reprinted 1970.