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Whoops! Sorry, I should have read your initial post first.

And now I've been told (by someone on another forum) what the characters say:

" 伊勢丹謹製 - Isetan Kinsei - Carefully Made by Isetan

Isetan is one of the most prestigious department stores in Japan."

Okay, I've found out that the lower character is "made." So it's "silver made," or "made of silver."

I'd still like to know the bottom line of the middle image. Likely the maker?

Looks like silver, and it says "SILVER" on the bottom. What does it say below that, in the Japanese characters? thanks https://i.imgur.com/hfwlMob.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OrbwRhp.jpg Also, on the original box are these characters. I know the top one is jungin (silver) but what is the lower...

Nice!

I'd like to know how those pieces were stored, since there doesn't seem to be any tarnish at all. Like brand new (but obviously not).

The lowermost double character in your photos appears to be the "jungin" mark 銀 which means silver.
I'm not sure whether your ring is Chinese or Japanese.

Sorry, this looks like silver, but does not test as silver. Its origin is a complete mystery to me. Age unknown. 3.75" tall. No markings. Naked faux yogis, some with man chests, some with woman chests. Semi-precious stones (which look quite nice, considering the box is not real silver.) Any ide...

足銀 is pure silver, or full silver. Japanese or maybe Chinese piece.

Possibly Chinese maker in a Southeast Asian country.
Need to see more pics, and the marks on the other two items.

Thank you very much for that. In this case I think I will believe the "999-1000 fineness" part. Even though it is thick-walled, this has got to be the softest, most malleable piece of silver I have. The misshapen rim was easily pushed and squeezed back into round using only thumbs and fing...

Old and beat up, but still "pure silver," with the jungin mark. Does the archaic kanji (or "seal script" ?) below the jungin refer to a maker? If so, who? Any ideas regarding age? I have read on this forum that this style jungin mark was rarely (if ever?) used in China before 194...

Modern (1960 - now) Thai sterling. The maker's mark "A" doesn't tell us much. I haven't seen it before, but it could have been well-known at one time.

The top word is piset - พิเศษ - meaning "special." Underneath is the initial for "weight," น., 15, and the initial for baht-weight, บ. The Thai baht is the country's unit of money, but in the past "baht" was also used as a unit of weight for approximately 15 grams, or h...

A better pic of the bottom.

PS - The flower in front of the crown, appears to be a tulip.

Hammered tumbler, perhaps Arts & Craft era. Hallmark image appears similar to a crown, but with a flower on top. Elongated "B" underneath. Followed by STERLING SILVER Any ideas? https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg

Can anyone identify this Japanese maker/seller using an "S" in a star? Also, it looks like the characters at the bottom might refer to the maker? Any ideas? (The second row is "pure silver.") Thanks! https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg `

Thank you!

It's upside down.
If right side up, the final 2 (of the 8) characters are for "silver" - 銀