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Hello everyone also this time I have a strange question. This lamp https://i.postimg.cc/TL4K6rsv/lampada.jpg has this hallmarking. https://i.postimg.cc/9DnKy0sF/lampada-2.jpg Something is wrong since the mark in the lozenge does not correspond to any silversmith listed in the books on Roman silver, ...

It is almost never a good investment to buy collectible silver, hoping to earn money by reselling it one day, because antique dealers buy it at a very low price compared to what they resell it. Instead, it is money well spent buying collectible silver to use it, touch it, admire it. If you lose some...

Hello of this chalice I have only these photos. https://i.postimg.cc/D43ZvhDz/CALICE-copia.jpg The mark is well detailed but it is completely unknown to me and I do not think it is Italian. Maybe it's not even a silver mark. It seems to me that it represents a man riding a bird. Has anyone ever seen...

The mark that quotes Allseasons: 24 AN, corresponds to Grazioli Emilio, from Loreto. Guerrini S.p.a., also from Loreto, is not registered among the assignees of precious metal marks. Presumably it is the company that designs and markets the product. As perhaps not everyone knows, Loreto is one of th...

The mark to which Ag 2012 refers (R inside a square) came into force in 1999, long after the company Grazioli Emilio in Loreto (24 AN) had closed.

It is not silverplate, It is an embossed sheet of real sterling silver.
Usually, to give them rigidity they are reinforced with resin.
Sometimes they are silver foil coupled with aluminum foil.

As can be read in the "Garanzia" https://i.postimg.cc/vxZwXF14/Cattura.jpg Si certifica che il presente oggetto è realizzato in lastra d'argento....... We certify that this object is made of silver sheet ....... From my experience I warn you that it is a thin sheet. But if you can't resist...

I advise you to resist "the impulse of just taking the icon out of the frame". It is a very thin silver foil. By separating it you will damage it irreparably.
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There is something I do not understand in this matter. Let's skip the magnetic test, which in my opinion has no value in this case, and let's focus on the acid test. Silver acid is not a magical liquid, but a simple chemical compound. One day an expert even explained to me how the mixture transforme...

It's the dolphin poorly struck

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Llook the other side.
And search " bigorne"

Maybe INOX ?

The small mark is too dark to understand what it is, but I don't think it can be a silversmith's mark. The marks of Roman silversmiths of the time are contained in a lozenge with two letters and a number. Below is an example of that period hallmarks https://i.postimg.cc/sBLF2hGm/zenza-nome.jpg Best ...

It should be FI 556 star

The mark you show in the photo represents the one in force in the papal state since 1815. https://i.postimg.cc/S2bXZTDw/zenza-titolo-2.jpg What I cannot say, however, given the double stroke and the poor quality of the imprint, is whether it is genuine or not. This mark is frequently faked and, acco...

Hi Ag 2012
I really think I'll take your advice.
I'll leave it as it is.
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Very interesting topic. I must say that in the many years that I have frequented many Italian markets, I have been able to see hundreds if not thousands of cutlery marked ARG 800 or ARG 1000, but I have never seen the poodle mark. The acid tests of wich Greenwood shows us the photos, seem convincing...

Hi all I need an advice. I bought this reliquary from the mid 18th century. https://i.postimg.cc/1fHBxv10/reliquiario.jpg It has a wooden structure covered with a very thin embossed silver foil. As can be seen from the photo, the silver is completely black. Usually I prefer the silver to be clean, w...

This hallmark has already been discussed here several times.
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=56601&p=182819&hilit=modena#p182819
Someone has attributed it to Modena, but it is not true.
As Ag 2012 says, they are fantasy marks, perhaps Italian.
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Thanks for the info.
I have another question.
In the place where I bought the bottle, there is another identical one, a little chipped, but without the spoon. What could it be for? Were they part of a service?
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