www.925-1000.com

My apologies, I misread that part of your post / first reply.

Thank you for your help though with the marks.

Thank you Amena for your reply and knowledge. It is a shame the companies did not reply to you.

I did find the maker Fanti Giacomo and thought it was more likely to be the maker of the piece rather than the other.

At least this is confirmation that it is Italian in origin.

Many thanks again.

I think it is 1885 (date letter i) Birmingham assay office, not idea on the maker, sorry. Thank you so much for responding to my inquiry! However, according to this site, it seems a piece from 1885 would bear the letter "l" and the year 1883 would be represented with an "i". I a...

I think these marks are Italian, I know 750 denotes 18K, the town mark is VA for Varese then there is a 37 or it could be 87 for the makers mark / number. The shape of the surround, looks to be the one used between 1944 - 1968 The only thing that puzzles me is that when I have come across Italian ma...

I think it is 1885 (date letter i) Birmingham assay office, not idea on the maker, sorry.

It is a silver snail shaped snuff I am presuming. The marks are on the lid, which is why they are small and hard to capture, but also because of the the lid being in the style of a clam shell, they are also difficult to decipher! I have just taken some quick photos of the object, not the best light ...

The ingot is hallmarked for London, 1977

I have found these hallmarks difficult to decipher and putting on here in the hope someone else's eyes are better than mine! I can see a lion passant on the left, on the right side looks like a head, but I could be mistaken. There is a makers mark, but I have been unable to read that either. These a...

Yes, it is French silver plate, the 4 indicates the thickness of the plating.

I have to agree with you. I hate it when I hear people just talking items are only worth scrap value. A lot can depend on who made an item, the era, what the item is, on the real value. There is a guy round here, who scraps everything he gets his hands on, including Georgian silver, which annoys the...

Just for reference, I found the answer thanks to a post by Oel on the thread "Dutch silver original maker's mark project"
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28590#p70278

I am trying to decipher some Dutch marks on a silver bowl, but not sure of all the marks present. There appears to be two town marks, one Amsterdam and one for the City of Zwolle There is a lion present, with the number 2 (.833 fineness) and a key (export mark if I remember correctly) Is there a mak...

Looks like the maker is Elkington & Co
http://www.925-1000.com/M_Elkington.html

Just to add, Birmingham assay office have been very helpful for me in the past with identifying modern makers marks, just make sure you send them a photo of the makers mark when you email them.

Matchbox holder at a guess, but it would depend if one would fit.

I wonder if the maker is John Collard Vickery
http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Make ... JF.html#JC (scroll to the bottom of the JC's)

Looks like Gorham to me.

Thanks Trev for your input, it is appreciated.

Strange they would do that, its a shame, it would have been nice to know who the maker was / is.

Thank you for your reply Phil and help. I can see what you mean, but compared to the makers mark on the other half, I would have to say I am not sure 100%, but it is certainly a possibility. Other half of the case makers mark shown below. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg silvercollection.it do...

I have a watch case, hallmarked for Chester 1907. The makers mark is CC, which I cannot find the maker.

Can anyone help in who the maker of the case is please.