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Hi Attached are two pictures of a either a gravy or creame jug, can anyone identify the maker an year? The makers mark looks like a s in a w https://www.flickr.com/photos/189393276@N04/50132490733/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/189393276@N04/50132503503/in/dateposted-public/

When I first saw this Icon I did not think it was real, sadly not because I knew enough about the silver work, but more because of the quality of the painting, it looked very amateurish, however for what I paid for it not a great loss. Here's a question, once a piece has been identified as a fake wh...

Sorry dimensions are 88mm x 71mm

Have managed to acquire this Icon, I believe that the maker is Alekseì V. Stepanov, St Peterburg 1890, the the assay master being Aleksandr Timofeyevich Shevyakov, my only query is that from my records this is not in his date range of assaying, however I have found that the (in my pubilcations) reco...

Thanks to all for comments, nice to get a back ground on a item, even if it was not what I thought it possibly was.

I did not think that it was the Grand Duke, I thought it might be a family member, in those day's I lead to believe that often that people were appointed to positions in companies solely due to their connections to the Imperial family. But unless I become a genealogist I think it's going to be a har...

Sorry larger pictures https://i.postimg.cc/RVsqWwMP/13-artel-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/1XR5t3bh/13-artel-2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/wTGTqHVZ/IMG-5853.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/QML87bvq/IMG-5854.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/kGjMtddV/IMG-5855.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T352hSNw/IMG-5856.jpg

Hi I have just purchased a desktop letter holder from the 13th Artel, I have no doubt that it's original, correct style and hallmarks The item is 380mm x 270mm, red silk interior, on four legs, the legs are all hallmarked with 13th Artel, and duty stamp. Within the letter holder there is a letter, i...

Thanks to all for responding with an answer

Hi All I have a spoon which has a makers hall mark I can not find any trace of any where, spoon is 220mm long, 83 grams https://i.postimg.cc/jnH2Hr1f/hall1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/qgyNV877/hall2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/TpxpRpyJ/IMG-5693.jpg if anyone can identify this master I would appreciate it ...

Thank you Peter for for informative replies, and thank you for sharing you knowledge. It is quite hard to find any good reference books, in English on Dutch silver. This was a nice find from a car boot sale.

I have posted other miniatures

Amsterdam 1841? 835 finesse

Here is the second of the miniatures, Amsterdam 1848?, has a V so is it imported? ZII 835 finesse https://i.postimg.cc/9zQcLbv3/2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/jW6RFFxT/2a.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/bD3pzSSF/2b.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/f3Qw5Nh5/2c.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/64qwT6d6/2d.jpg https://i.postimg....

Thanks for the reply, what does that mean the it is older than the axe mark, and I say comments that often this mark has been forged, for the want of a better word

Hi all, I've been lucky enough to come acquire some miniature silver figurines which I believe are Dutch, I would appreciate some feed back if they are real and confirmation if my reading of the hallmarks are correct . First one, Amsterdam not sure of year or maker, with the axe hallmark https://i.p...

Luckily I have assistance reading Russian, and even more fortunate I did find a link to an online version of the book

https://culture.wikireading.ru/15742

Thanks you

Thank you Qrt.s, very informative, are there any books worth getting on assay marks, I have been trying to find out for example if certain silver masters used only one assay master or if they used multiple ones. Additionally does any know if there is a definitive book, research paper on masters/work...

Thank you for the comments, and glad to say I did not buy it, for the reasons mentioned above. I have great suspicions on all Russian Silver unless from a reputable dealer, or by asking people with more knowledge than me. Over the years I've been trying to find out if certain Silver Master used cert...