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Hi Christian, Your Swan looks French . The swan mark with the regional assay office symbol for Saumur, introduced in 1983 and used until 1970, served as an import identification mark on silver watchcases, boxes and jewelry. The swan mark indicates that the item is at least a minimum standard of 800 ...

Good day Kiwi Doug

You are very right my mistake, the maker’s mark must have been registered before or on the year of the used date letter. I believe you will become a good silver gynecologist.

Regard,

Oel

Hi, Come to think about it your watch is a pendant watch made around the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century in Germany and on a later stage converted into a wrist watch. Hence the round and beautiful decorated backside of this watch, which is not very usual for a wrist watch. Normally a ...

Hi, Gouda Assay Office for gold 585 fineness, used 1955 to Date. Weight mark. These marks had a simple coded system to indicate the items weight. By taking the value of the number inside the frame of the mark and multiplying it by 5, one is able to determine the weight of the item in grams (4 x 5 = ...

Hi, Thanks for your PM This frame shape of the Squirrel has been used 1880-1934. Looking at your lady wrist watch, which misses its crown, it yells late art nouveau period. Wrist watches became popular after the First World War. I believe your wrist watch has been made between circa 1913-1920. The e...

Hi Yux, Beautiful watch you have. The Crown for Germany. The National Gold Mark, a crown in a circle, is self-applied by the manufacturer to designate gold items with a minimum of 585 fine. Use 1884 to Date. Squirrel for Switzerland for gold 583/585 fine, letter or symbol under or perhaps above squi...

Hi Kiwi Doug,

Correct, if you only showed me this particularly London date letter d, I could not make a decision between both possibilities. Perhaps an expert could, but not me. The duty mark in this case is a good indicator, to narrow down the date letter d, for 1819-1820.

Regards,

Oel

Hi, Leopard’s head crowned for London, date letter d, for 1819-1820, and duty mark for George III. Hence the London date letter for 1779-1780 looks almost the same but duty marks were introduced in 1784-1785 George III facing left, on a rectangular outline with clipped corners. As of 1786-87 oval fo...

Hi, Postnikov answered both your questions. 1. Most fakes are of low quality and/or the marks are not full proof and /or dubious, and the fakes are getting better. Your box carries the three-element Russian Domestic Hallmarks 1908-1927 oval shape > 2zl, and the Assay office letter for Leningrad. Doe...

Many thanks to Tworsch, but we still have more questions. Russia domestic gold and platinum hallmarks 1958-1994. The main hallmark with the core image of the Soviet star with the hammer and sickle, and the numerical gold fineness as 583. The assay office mark in the form of a Cyrillic letter added t...

Hi, Same story. Joure started at 2002 and the Joure Z marks are in a rectangular shield with cut corners. The Gouda Z marks have 4 corners and 2 bended horizontal lines. The Gouda Z mark looks a bit like a blown up rectangle. As a matter of fact you can see if a silver object is assayed in Gouda or ...

Hi dear Elena,

Joure started in 2002 and the Joure sword is in an oval shield, as Gouda used the sword mark, as of 1953 to date, without an oval shield. As a matter of fact you can see if a silver object is assayed in Gouda or has been assayed in Joure .

Regards,

Oel

Hi,

The mark is for Dartor b.v. large importer of silver and jewelry items. Started in 1975 —present and has shops in Amstelveen and Overveen. Hence the ZII mark for .835 fineness Assay Office Joure, dates 2002 to Date.

Regards,

Oel

Hi, Pseudo Adreas crosses. The sword mark was used on small size articles that did not have sufficient weight or space to stamp a standard mark, an assay office mark, and a date letter. Beginning in 1953, the small item sword mark was stamped with the metal fineness of 835 on the blade. The sword on...

Hi, Russia domestic gold and platinum hallmarks 1958-1994 . The main hallmark with the core image of the Soviet star with the hammer and sickle, and the numerical gold fineness as 583. The assay office mark in the form of a Cyrillic letter added to the lower left of the star . Probably not as you sa...

Hi, Looking at your oversized photo’s I feel a bit awkward. I see a hexagram, David star, Salomon’s seal or six pointed star and rats, one using his 'hands' to keep his eye and ear closed and the other looks like he is holding a scroll and we see a double headed eagle, does the holder contains a flu...

Hi,
A reference source says: probably Josiah Williams & Co date 1933-1943, items found on: coffeepot, flatware, jug, napkin rings. Location Augustine Parade Bristol.

Regards,

Oel

Hi Elena,

JH above H3 for Jacob Hendrik Helweg, city of Amsterdam, date 1864/1893.

May I ask what all this Dutch silver is doing in Russia ? With love.

Regards,
Oel

Hi Elena,
Your photo is in mirror image. S2V for W.S. & A.s. Vet also known as S. I Vet & Zonen (sons), city of Zaandam and Amsterdam, date 1927-1943

Regards,

Oel

Hi Elena,

A X M for Alex Meijer, city of Schoonhoven, date 1928-1963

Regards,

Oel