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http://i49.tinypic.com/2uo6uzc.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/2iv1qnt.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/o8ds21.jpg Hinged box by Daniel Christian Schleissner (J.D.Schleissner und Söhne — Hannau). Two and a half inches across the lid and 3.5 oz. Gilt interior. ``Augsburg acorn`` and two already identified pse...

Cannot help much with the marks but it is NOT Augsburg silver;it is enough to look closely at the craftsmanship.Silver made in Augsburg was of extraordinary quality and easily recognized without looking at the marks.

Christian Rasmussen,crown jeweler,Copenhagen,Denmark,active at the turn of the 19th century.
The administrator may add this mark to Danish silversmiths.

http://i42.tinypic.com/10758k8.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/9qvgja.jpg Please reconsider C.Wechsler in Odessa; in the meantime I managed to find very similar purse made by him (leather interior much better preserved), very similar spider web, green stone for the head being the only difference, the sa...

Forgot something about ``double struck`` issue. Fakers are not stupid; If they can make nearly perfect silver or gold item, are they insane to miss such ``important`` thing and double struck? Beware of good marks.Fakers would never make such a stupid and easily disclosed mistake.It does not make sen...

DOUBLE STRUCK ISSUE Well, it looks like this and,believe me,I have done it myself in jewelry and smaller silver items, - not on teapots,though ;two of us sit at the table and the item is on the small anvil in front of us.I hold the piece and the hallmarking tool upright, and ``assayer`` hammers it a...

Have just seen this: ``If you knew it already what the hell are you then asking? I call that bad behavior. Don't expect me to answer any of your questions in the future. In addition, there is a silent agreement not to discuss fakes here, especially not why it is a fake and how it is done.`` Yes,I kn...

I told you in the beginning I would not ask questions like fake or no fake, based on one photo attached, because I can tell a fake a mile away; how come? Because I have done some serious repairs, or added missing parts in silver just as a challenge,because I am in love with old crafts, and to help c...

http://i42.tinypic.com/5nnlt4.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/m8gsd1.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/259d7aw.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/mihwdz.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2q3uhwg.jpg Well, this is going to be fast enough this time; I thought something has changed here - no way. ``Expert`` opinions without hol...

2106 #PL says Dutkin,1838-1846.If the book is wrong not my fault - I mentioned the source,though.Hoping the mistake will be corrected in new editions. I will remember Dubinin and have already written his name beside 2106.Thank you.

http://i44.tinypic.com/35i8yop.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/2ldg8k7.jpg One of a pair, hand chased, gilded silver, 4 inches across the bowl. StPetersburg 1855.Assayer A.Mitin. Cannot tell the maker for sure; it looks like ``HH`` although the second letter is not clearly seen. Even if the mark is upsi...

http://i42.tinypic.com/2ccl6r6.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/hwmrdu.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/34xmf5i.jpg Art Nouveau Russian silver opera/theatre purse. The purse is hand engraved with a spider on her web. The spider's body is set with two oval cabochon blue sapphires for the body and for the head. ...

Thanks Zolotnik, darf ich Danke sagen?

Sauce boat - hand chasing.

http://i40.tinypic.com/34iidlf.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/148zvqe.jpg Sauce boat, hand chased, gilded, 8 inches long, 16 oz. year 1838 ``JW`` the maker should be Jacov Wiberg, right? (Active 1829 — 1852).Postnikova-Loseva 3044. Has anyone come across this assayer? Clearly ND, not Dutkin (2106), alt...

Arno Malinowski (1899-1976) for Georg Jensen; big letter A and smaller,but also capital letter M within A.

The original prices in rubles can be calculated based on the revised reform of monetary system in Russia in 1897; 1 ruble at a rate of 2 2/3 French francs or 0.774 grams gold.
The brooch number 1 in the catalog at 3.5 rubles would cost about $ 150 today.

I was talking about craftsmanship and the quality of an item. It may be 50% (although cannot understand why 50 % and not e.g. 45 % or 75%). Were the marks OK in the mouse, would it still be 50% Faberge? No way. If poorly executed it is too obvious. Will not engage in discussion regarding this; quali...

Fortunately, everything made by Faberge was of excellent craftsmanship and detail, including enameling, jewels etcetera. There is not need to look at hallmarks on many items questioned Faberge or not — poor quality tells it all.

Thank you for being kind to me. I have been working and assisting a jeweler and silversmith master for years and made many things myself.But mostly did repairs on silver and gold (hard soldering with a blowing pipe which I find far more versatile than modern butane gas burners - the temperature cann...