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Enamel belt buckle look like original.

Please. Show separated area. There are hallmarks.

Qrt.S, You live many years. I think you saw very much. )) Each source consists of 2 parts: 1) autor self researches 2) borrowed from earlier sources. There are earlier data: https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg But the most important: "The worker in a ca...

The factory's name "Фабрика Северная Чернь " means "Factory Northern Caucasus". The cups are made exactly in 1965. The number 5 in the mark tells us that. The Greek alpha in the hallmark stands for "Leningrad's inspectorate" (Don't ask me why Leningrad. Thank you in ad...

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It's trivial moscow cup

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Perhaps base for egg is original, but egg is out ....

Hi Dad - many thanks for the excursion into the history - but I thought more of photos of real existing punches on other objects! Mostly I am interested in the assay dates and the used coat of arms!!!! Maybe you can show some. Regards Goldstein Don't mention it )) Look at date of acceptance of the ...

Hi Dad - please be so kind and proof your claim with some photos or sources with depictions. There are many assay marks/coat of arms possible and often mixed. Regards Goldstein No problem https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D...

Goldstein wrote:Hi jimmyjakejr -

some addition:

Assaymaster A·K is probably Karpinski 1823-1829 - so you have a approximate date of origin. Looks original and is in very good condition.

Regards
Goldstein

source: PL #3614

some addition:

Such coat of arms was use since 1878.

Yes )) Nice collection!

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It is very widespread type of souvenirs for vacationers on Caucasus Mineralnye Vody region.
Often it had the inscription "Caucasus". (spoons, cups, cigarette cases, purses etc)

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In Velikiy Ustyug was few silversmiths. But among them there were high quality makers in the technik of niello. Therefore their products (niello) have such agiotage and the prices. Similarly the situation with niello makers from Tobolsk is.

Aguest wrote:Is it possible to know if this is the most rare, most uncommonly seen town mark in the official system of hallmarks?

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I don't understand your question. What do you want to know?

Hi all - I recently visited an auction where this Niello spoon was auctioned. My interest was neither the artistic execution nor the artistic coat of arms - more the place of origin Veliki Oustiug. Then the big surprise for me: the highest bid was much higher than mine (you would have got 3 Fabergé...

Yes Dad, but kindly show the marks on your spoons and do note the location of them; on the side of the stem as Goldstein pointed out earlier. No problem. ....But, what for?? )) On those spoons handle is round. Assayer punched the mark where it was convenient to punch. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/...

Hello. All of you are very good and interesting people. With the Coming Christmas Holiday! )) I don't see the reasons to call these spoons a fake. Such spoons were fashionable at the end of the 19th century. It were made by many silversmiths: Ashmarin, Semyonov (and his daughter) and etc. Were expen...

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Your spoons are absoiutely original russian spoons. Trust me.

It was produce by "Sverdlovsk Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant" (Свердловский завод по обработке цветных металлов). Now -- "Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant JSC (EZOCM)"

http://en.ezocm.ru/

Hi Dad, thanks for your amazing information. It is interesting that your makers mark is identical to my makers mark. I would be interested in seeing an image of your item that the mark is on. regards Guido The marks shown by me is on a cigarette case. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://...

Hi It are made in Soviet Republic of Armenia . 1926-1946. Makers mark containe the armenian letters " ւ " " ժ " " կ " (russian transkription л, ж, к ). Probably, it's initials of maker. Hallmarks (oval "working") containe the letter " н ". Erevan's a...

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It can't be the producer from Kostroma. Hallmarks are from Moscow assay office (letter "Δ")

One of silversmiths of the Moscow District. With initials "НА"