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Hi Amena and AG2012: Thanks for your replies. I'm attaching a photo of the inside and underside of the pieces. On Sunday evening I'll post a photo of the spot where the chalice meets the base to see what can be determined about soldering lines. I understand from your posts that what I have is probab...

Thanks, Amena, for answering my post. These urns look too modern to be from the mid-1700s, but why would a 20th century silversmith "borrow" an ancient hallmark? What do you think? Do you find it strange that each bowl repeated Croff’s “holy bird” hallmark FOUR times? Did Croff repeat his ...

I misunderstood what you said about Hanau. These urns are Italian, not German. Is there any way to ascertain the silversmith and year/period in which they were made?

Hi Theoderich, Thanks for finding the mark. That's great! But what I understand is that you doubt the mark's authenticity, that these urns are by Giovan Battista Croff of Milan. Rather, you think a silversmith, perhaps from Hanau in Germany, borrowed the hallmark. In truth, these urns look too moder...

I'm assuming this unknown tiny intaglio pictorial hallmark is non-American, but what is its source? Strangely, it appears on each urn doubled, and in two places. That means four copies (orientation differs) of the same hallmark on each urn. https://i.postimg.cc/XJkVvh6x/137-hallmark.jpg https://i.po...