Recently got this little "pill box" (2.5" long). I have not definitively tested it, but it looks and feels like silver (80%-95%), and was sold as "sterling". My question is about the maker's stamp, which is similar to others I've occasionally seen on Chinese/Asian silver, in...
I've learned a lot on the Silver Marks of Korea page, but have some specific questions about several old condiment spoons and forks (5"), and a larger spoon (8.5"), that I recently picked up. Also, I'd like to know the approximate age of all of them. Here's the collection: http://i17.photo...
The first two Thai words are not so clear (Thai written words all run together), but it looks like it says "Tang Wee Thai". That would be ตังวีไทย : ตัง (Tang) วี (Wee) ไทย (Thai) Tang Wee would be the Chinese part of the name of the maker or the retailer. T...
I suspected Burmese so I emailed a friend who would know. He says: "It's a Burmese mark. It says, "U Htun", presumably the maker. I've never seen a mark like this. But also the fact that it is one name element (not three or four as today) indicates it has some age. It would be interes...
Not Thai. Perhaps "swami silver" from Madras, Tamil Nadu, South India. Maybe start with this website: http://silverfromindia1850-1920.blogspot.com/p/madras.html Here's a piece I have: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/dogdream/MadrasSwamiSilverbowl-Sm_zpsc4ad5989.jpg Good luck. `
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Okay, three years late on this, but hey, I just joined today. The mark on the upper right is indeed Thai. It reads เงินดี (ngern dee) meaning "good silver" which is used to mark high content silver pieces. I'm not sure if that starts at 90% or at .925, but probably 90% plus. Likely from a ...
First timer here, a silver lover with a question. I bought this tray thinking it might be Chinese or SE Asian, but now not so sure. Perhaps European? Mid-East? I can't find anything from any country that resembles it. It tests as solid (not plated) less-than-sterling, probably 70%. It has only one m...