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I agree with Qrt.S, I also have my doubts. Also the font is wrong and the makers mark look like home made. I have seen these kind of markings before and they have not been on authentic items.

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Juke

Hi! Thanks both for your replies, unfortunately the bottle tops are unmarked which could indicate that they are later or they were just left unmarked. It sounds logical that if Robert Piercy was a known maker of cruet stands in this period then this would be also his work. Thanks again! Regards, Juke

Hi! I am searching for the maker of this vinaigrette from 1767-68. Would it be Richard Palmer (registered in 1759)? I had to my knowledge that he worked until 1766 but maybe he worked a little longer. I would also be interested of other works by this maker. http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l54/kerp...

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Well this is a really funny looking mark, if you don't see with this any difference to russian silver marks better read some litterature next time. So, sorry not an authentic mark.

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Juke

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I would be interested to know to which master this mark would be dedicated. There are many options of IC markings in the late 18th century. The marking is on a wine funnel.



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Juke

Hi! Sorry to say but the cross is not authentic. The religious items are very difficult and are often forged, one would need the knowledge of making silver rizzas and icon paintings before undestanding the items. This is not a good field to start buying as the authentic items are difficult to recogn...

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Well I guess this is not a top beautiful piece and the marks have nothing to do with russian marking system so the item have not a chance to be authentic.

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Juke

Hi! As we all know the noble russians, especially in the St.Petersburg had also an affection towards the western style. We see this in all silver be it tea sets, bread/fruit baskets, candlesticks etc. made in russia during this period. The in addtion to this the russian style was developed in additi...

Hi! Zolotnik gives a well described history of the firm Ovtshinnikov which is important to understand the background of every single firm. I agree with Zolotnik that firm Ovtshinnikov was one of the leading companies of that time with the most known of them, namely Fabergé and they are most sought ...

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Sorry I have to correct, there is no inconsistency, I didn't check the litterature well enough, so the mark is authentic and made by the well known firm Ovtshinnikov.

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Juke

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At first the marks seem well done but with more detailed research there are some inconsistencies and I am afraid they are not authentic by the firm Ovtshinnikov.

Zolotnik, you need just to click on the first picture to enlarge it.

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Juke

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As well a very merry Christmas to the staff and all the contributors. One more year with great learnings, thanks once again.

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Juke

Hi! I consider it to be a tea strainer as these hade typically small round drilled holes in comparision to sugar shifters which had different kinds of patterns with the holes. The assayer was Alexandr Frans van der Filt and he was working in St.Petersburg from 1881 (82) until 1894. The style is typi...

Hi! I was wondering also myself do the marks look right. Do you mean with counterfeiting that Richard Gosling did the marks by himself and if so was the reason that he wanted to avoid the taxes or that he was not a member of the guild. Do I also understand that the item itself is actually from the t...

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I would be intrested to know would you dedicate this mark to Richard Bayley or to Richard Beale or to whom. Thanks in advance.

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Juke

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Please clean all the marks, especially the kokosnik mark and the makers mark beside it. Then take new closeup pictures for better idenfication.

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Juke

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To me it seems that these marks are cast so they are not genuine.

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Juke

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Sorry not genuine, marks are not authentic, there are a lot of especially Judica items that are not authentic so one should avoid buying them.

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Juke

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Sorry, not Fabergé, marks are not authentic. I question even the malachite, could be some other material. Typically malachite was used with gilded materials and not silver.

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Juke

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Not authentic, your initial intuition was correct, poor quality, poor enamel, glued poor quality top etc. The marks are also fakes. Read about Zolotnik's detailed writings of enamel. I would not recommend to start with enamel silver items.

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Juke