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Sorry for the double post but one more thing -- Qrt asks Do you think that the Soviets had the needed goldsmith skills to produce objects in Fabergé, Khlebnikov, Gratshew, Morozow.... quality even if the had the punches? Victor Hammer makes it clear above that if you had the authentic punches, you ...

Well-- having studied Russian and spent time there, I also know a bit of the Soviet history. So I know for instance that the official history used to change with every change of leader to the extent that the old guard was purged from photos. And I also know enough to realize that the fact that the g...

And a final comment: the above explains my lack of interest in Russian silver & why I don't think I'll buy the Postnikova. I'm not sure how much even the correct marks matter anyway. Who's to know what happened with Faberge's punches didn't happen with others -- inside the new-ishly minted Sovie...

Re "real" Faberge: From The Dark side of Power -- The Real Armand Hammer " by Carl Blumay -- page 106: I asked Victor [Hammer's brother] about the large number of Faberge objects that had passed through their hands. "Our Moscow office was located in Faberge's old shop and workroo...

Congratulation! The right step in the right direction! Now you are bitten by the same bug! Regards and happy hunting Thanks. I was bitten by the silver bug (marks/research) already three years ago. Russian silver, however, holds no special interest to me. Most everything I see is ALREADY faked -- i...

Evil prevails when good men do nothing
Found a copy of the Postnikova and splurged.

Have a nice life.

A quick clarification re auctions and provenance (hi Cheryl!) : while I meant my comment to pertain mostly to real life, more of less reputable auction houses duped by fake marks ( happens a lot here), it seems to me a bit of the same group psychology is at play with online auctions: once an item ha...

Thanks for starting the topic -- if I hadn't been a new poster on the site, I would have done it. First, introductions: I'm a Finn (hi to Qrt and Juke!) living in the US. Not much of a collector, mostly a research junkie. I got interested in silver about three years ago and have been buying cheap li...

Thanks for the quick reply, Postnikov! I think I should have used a couple of more "allegeds" in my post to make it clear I wasn't alleging the spoon was real. :-) I've been reading the forums and your informative posts for about three years (from Sazikov to Postnikov, I presume) so I full...

Hope you don't mind a site newbie comment: Google finds an enamel spoon attributed to Grishin, sold at an auction in Uppsala a couple of years ago. http://www.uppsalaauktion.se/objekt96673/syltsked.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This is, of course, not proof for anything except ...

I happened on this old thread when searching for H.R. Morss and thought I'd add the following 2006 auction listing for a vanity set, for the record, re possible connection/cooperation between Morss and Blackinton. Would a joint sales operation make sense? AN AMERICAN SILVER VANITY SET H. R. Morss &a...