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... he built the spectacular Grand Hotel on that site. His private residence was noted as 2, Camac Street, Calcutta. Arathoon Stephen was born in Iran 1861, he died in May 1927. Trev.

Hi pinksteel, Yeah, I gotta admit that this whole region is confusing when it comes to marks. Egypt and Iran used a very similar standard/city mark format. Admittedly, the numbers seen on this piece of jewelry are identical with Iranian 800 (^''), but Egypt also used the same ...

... of the silver. Beware though, this is NOT a guarantee mark as it is in Europe- plenty of plate and low grade silver is deceptively marked 84 in Iran. Your bowl looks like silver, but the mark doesn't prove it. For what it's worth I think your bowl is mid or even late 20th century, but the work ...

Impossible to speculate. Could well be plate. In Iran marks mean little or nothing- they are not a guarantee of purity, and are often totally deceptive.

This tea and coffee service was made in Tabriz, Iran in the late 1960s. It has the marking VIGE and something else on the bottom. Information on type of silver content would be appreciated. http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o492/dewellman1/Silvermark.jpg ...

I should also note that while the 84 mark is denoting the purity of silver, in Iran this is absolutely NOT a guarantee of fineness! It isn't unheard of for them to mark plate with 84! Naughty!

Hello,

This piece looks molre Isfahani from Iran. It has the Arabic numerals 84 and the name of the maker which is unclear. This workmanship is Iranian.

Regards,
Hada

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... It is the boiling point ;-). Nonetheless, isn't there some oriental outlook on the strainer? I don't think it is European silver but how about Iran or....? They have used this 84-marking. I'm only guessing now. Unfamiliar silver marking to me. However, 84 has been used as silver fineness mark ...

Hi Everyone, I'm hoping someone can shed light on this mark, I've compared it to Egypt, Iran, Iraq, nothing seems quite right. Wirework pendant with amethyst & marcasite...the wirework is gilt. Thanks in advance for your help. Nancy http://gallery.me.com/nancypigtunia#100660" ...

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Dear dartsil, These marks are indeed Egyptian as identified by the lotus blossom in the center box. The marks have been polished so well that the details of the hallmarks are somewhat lost. The left box may be showing a 9 and 0 which would be 90% silver fineness. The detail above the fineness would ...

Looks very similar thats for sure Trev, Its getting a Country at times when your unsure that can be the hardest part.

Appreciate that one, These have been annoying me for about 6 years!

Hi Colin,

Looks like Egypt, post 1946. See http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks.html

Trev.

These 3 match box holders I have had for several years and once in a while I look them out and see if I can get a match on the hallmarks but as yet I have had no luck. Difficult to get good images of the marks so I have tried taking images through a loupe which I hope will be sufficent for someone t...

... or evil eye stone (Turkish: nazar boncuÄŸu) is an amulet that is meant to protect against the evil eye. It is most common in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Greece. In Turkey it is ubiquitous in offices and homes, in jewellery, including for babies, on vehicles, doors, horses and even cell phones" ...

Hi - I think this marks could be Persian (now Iran), they used 84 zolotniki and the types of numbers are typical as well as the symbols. Normaly the assaymaster is in Farsi. They are absolute not Russian and for fakemarks (Russian) they are too ...

... stated there should be more marks if it would be Russian. Anyway, the following countries use/have used this 84 mark: Russia, Poland, Persia/Iran, Romania och Bulgaria and France. Russia's markings are explained and in general the same applies for Poland. I have not seen (rare objects) but ...

From what I saw already, I think this is from Iran but does anyone know where is from and what the Hallmark indicates? There is a Hallmark on the handle and under the spout. I do not think it is silver.