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Hi Warren
The image of the tiny marks that I posted was a little blurry.
I tried to get a better picture of the round one.

I can not see a human head in this mark, but ......
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First of all I apologize if someone may have been offended by the word oriental. In Italian the words "oriente" and "orientale" have nothing offensive, but only a general geographic connotation. However, I would be grateful if someone can suggest the correct word to indicate an a...

I bought this container. It seems older, and some parts, such as under the bird's nest, they are still gilt. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg Both the lid and the body of the container have the two marks that you see in the picture. One person told me that the writing is not in Arabic. Is ther...

I would not trust the smell. Better to test the piece inside. ECP is very ambiguously similar to EPC (electro plated copper)
I wish you that it is solid silver. Let us know
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Hi Maurice and Trev Thanks for telling me your opinion. Often I wonder how a forger reasons. If I were a counterfeiter, I would try to fake the object as well as possible. But apparently there is a different way of thinking. Recently it has been spent (Dulmen, Westphalia) a non-existent 30 euro note...

I believe that with the technique of EDM one can produce a good copy of any punch, so at least I was told by the manufacturer of punches in my hometown. But it is a very costly matter, and I do not think it's worth it just for a few fake items.
Best
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At a flea market I found this "silver on copper" plate. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg I had it for free, since it was ruined by “testing”. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg At the center of the plate there are four marks looking like British hallmarks, but something sounds wr...

First of all it would be good to be sure that it is solid silver and not silverplate.
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Not to sound picky. I wandered through 925, and I found this mark attributed to Pierre Queillé (see " French Butter Knives - Maker's Mark different?" by Dendriet ) This one may seem like an oar to me, (or a spade), but it is very different. I am a bit 'confused https://www.925-1000.com/pi...

Maybe oar has different meanings?
I can not see an oar (used to row or steer a boat) in this image.

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Unfortunately, no reliable information. On the Internet I found a couple of coffeepot that has some resemblance to mine: the small lid on the spout, the handle at ninety degrees, the same type of flanges in the connection of the handles and the spout to the body of the coffee pot. https://www.925-10...

Sorry, I forgot the picture

Dognose is right.
Your item was made by CESA , Alessandria, Italy
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A very similar object (172 grams) was donated to a charity auction by the Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyannis.

I think that you can look among the Greek silversmiths.
Hope this help
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Hello Maurice when I said that the edge had repoussé worked, I did not mean to give a decorative sense to the word, but only to say that the embossed edge is obtained by “pushing the metal in one direction then pushing it back the other way from the other side”. The peripheral rim is certainly done...

Joerg is surely right. It reminded me of what my professor said, many (too many) years ago. However, with regard to the edge, I believe that the first observation of Maurice about annealing and the acid treatment is right. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg The decorative part in the red perimet...

Hi all Your remarks make me more clear the matter. The piece in question is the small tray which is discussed in my topic "Hard task" and is quite old. Admin edit the images. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg The final outcome of the analysis on ...

I did get tested by x-ray a small tray that has a flat bottom and the edge worked in repoussé. It is made in one piece without any welding. They did a series of measures on the plate bottom, and found rather different results. The average of the measurements made on the bottom is about 870/1000, th...

Hi LACE-LACE
Please, have a look to my post "Fancy mark".
A very odd coincidence
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Thanks again,Zolotnik.
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