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by ValkyrieVixen
Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:27 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Trying to identify Makers Mark.
Replies: 2
Views: 2985

Plata means silver so the mark is most likely Plugo Artistica. I found several pieces with that mark but none with the maker ID'd and the mark isn't in the hallmark book, except for a mention of Plata Artistica which had no info.
by ValkyrieVixen
Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: American Jewelry
Topic: Triangle Marks on Ring Help please!
Replies: 2
Views: 2404

Looks like the Clark & Coombs mark. The stone could be Chrysocolla, not enough patterning for Malachite.
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by ValkyrieVixen
Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:17 pm
Forum: American Jewelry
Topic: Art Nouveau style silver ring with C D F in the center of D?
Replies: 22
Views: 17734

They had more than one mark, the f and the CDF were both for Felley.
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by ValkyrieVixen
Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:04 am
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Any info on this artist ? Pictures Included this time.
Replies: 12
Views: 7439

I've had numerous pieces by that artisan and seen many others, they seem pretty prolific, but I've never found the mark ID'd. It's often mis-attributed to Antonio Pineda but his crown has his name in it.
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by ValkyrieVixen
Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Bernice Goodspeed hallmark?
Replies: 6
Views: 4924

That's a 28, not 2B.
by ValkyrieVixen
Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:34 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Bernice Goodspeed hallmark?
Replies: 6
Views: 4924

It's not Goodspeed's mark. I have never seen that F-1/JF-1 style mark in the center before, it's an odd one, no clue.
by ValkyrieVixen
Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:08 pm
Forum: Native American Silver
Topic: Bracelet maker help
Replies: 5
Views: 3401

The first mark is the Hopi Enterprises mark, used by more than one artisan. The Barton Wright book shows Gashwazra's mark as a gothic print stamp, not a hand made mark but maybe it's before he started using a stamp. I couldn't find any examples of his work.
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by ValkyrieVixen
Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:39 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Hallmark assistance please.
Replies: 1
Views: 1645

The centerpiece is glass. Plata means silver in Spanish Iguala is the town, GRO (not CRD) is for Guerrero, the state Iguala is in. MOC is the artisan who is unknown. The eagle 3 is a bit confusing since that usually indicates it's from Taxco, another town in Guerrero. It dates from 1955-1979.
by ValkyrieVixen
Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:34 pm
Forum: Native American Silver
Topic: Bracelet maker help
Replies: 5
Views: 3401

It looks like Hopi Overlay work but identifying the maker will be difficult. I looked in the hallmark book and didn't find anything similar.
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by ValkyrieVixen
Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:55 pm
Forum: Central & South America
Topic: Help with mark on coin silver eagle pin
Replies: 4
Views: 5147

It could be Peruvian since there are no Mex marks and they often use 900 silver there. I feel like I have seen that mark on Peruvian pieces before.
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by ValkyrieVixen
Sun May 30, 2010 7:35 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Unidentified Mexican Sterling Brooch - Butterfly Mark
Replies: 1
Views: 1623

Pics would help.
by ValkyrieVixen
Sun May 30, 2010 4:49 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Interesting Diamond Heart Club Spade motif pin Taxco ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1702

There is a Luis Fernando Mundo Gonzalez listed to TM-175. Most artisans who use these marks are unknowns. They are usually workers who do piecework for wholesalers. It dates 1979-present.
by ValkyrieVixen
Sun May 30, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: 965 Mexican Silver and artist help
Replies: 1
Views: 2573

There is no ABM listed in the hallmark book, more artisans are unknown than known. The mark after Mexico is probably DF for Distrito Federal aka Mexico City. The 965 mark is odd, I've never seen any silver piece marked that way but it doesn't look like a mis-stamp. It dates prior to 1948.
by ValkyrieVixen
Sun May 30, 2010 4:43 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Los Ballesteros Oval Pendant Pin Eagle 42
Replies: 1
Views: 1726

Talleres de Los Ballesteros is a silver house started in Iguala by Jalil Majul Ballasteros but moved to Taxco in 1941 where they became a large, successful manufacturer and retailer. Most of the Los Ballesteros pieces were made by independant silversmiths operating off-site. There is no mark that fu...
by ValkyrieVixen
Thu May 27, 2010 2:47 pm
Forum: American Jewelry
Topic: 1920's sterling bangle/bracelet marked 'W' in shield - help!
Replies: 4
Views: 2468

It says Wohelo in Alaskan Tsimshian letters for the Camp Fire Girls motto, Work Health Love. It was awarded to girls who had earned their Firemaker's badge. It's nice this has a date on it, there are others like it that date to the late 30's. The mark seems to be related to Camp Fire Girls but I've ...
by ValkyrieVixen
Thu May 27, 2010 2:45 pm
Forum: Silver Jewelry - Single Image
Topic: signed 925 silver pendant
Replies: 2
Views: 1640

It's by Carolyn Pollack who owns the Southwest manufacturing company Relios and sells on QVC. The stones are Lapis, Turquoise, Onyx, Spiny Oyster and Malachite. It's not very old, I see it a lot, and the matching pieces.
by ValkyrieVixen
Tue May 25, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: Help with ID of Euro (?) Brooch
Replies: 3
Views: 1424

I don't know anything more about it, I actually got all the info I gave you right here on 925-1000.com and the link to the Swedish makers site they have. :) Google didn't come up with anything on Kvoch so it may be hard to find any info. http://www.925-1000.com/Fsweden_Date_Code.html" onclick="windo...
by ValkyrieVixen
Mon May 24, 2010 5:20 pm
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: Help with ID of Euro (?) Brooch
Replies: 3
Views: 1424

The first mark is the maker that looks to be either GULDSMEDSATELJE MARY KVOCH or GULDSMEDSATELIER AB, second is the town which is likely Stockholm since both makers I mentioned are listed there, third is the Swedish national mark, the S is for silver and the A9 dates it to 1951.
by ValkyrieVixen
Sun May 23, 2010 4:52 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Help identify this brooches maker
Replies: 2
Views: 1786

It's not Mexican, Mex jewelry is marked Mex in some way 99.99% of the time.
It's Israeli and is made using the electroform process. I've had numerous pieces like this but finding the artisan can be very difficult. They usually had labels with the name that have long since been removed.
by ValkyrieVixen
Fri May 21, 2010 2:31 pm
Forum: Mexican Silversmiths
Topic: Aztec Faces Black Obsidian or Onyx Bracelett
Replies: 8
Views: 4051

I have come across dozens of falsely marked Mexican bracelets, this design being the most prominent one, but there are also several others commonly faked. It's better to be safe than sorry.

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