ANHK WITH DUBLIN SILVERSMITH MARK

[jwalsh]

Would appreciate help in identifying 3 of 4 hallmarks. /Users/michaelkilkenny/Desktop/IMG_6544.JPG/Users/michaelkilkenny/Desktop/IMG_6546.JPG[img] (left to right:(1) GB - Is George Bayly, Silversmith; reg. 1819; 2 Dawson Ct., Dublin. (2) girls face with curly hair, ringlets coming down on either side. (3) 800. and (4) a triangular kind of affair with 487 F stamped inside, maybe 487 F I ? Anhk is 2.75" Many Thanks, Michael

[silvermakersmarks]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

It looks like you are trying to attach pictures directly from your own computer. You should upload your pictures to a photo hosting site and use the links provided to post embedded pictures.

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Phil

[jwalsh]

Would appreciate help in identifying 3 of 4 hallmarks. left to right: (1) GB - Is George Bayly, Silversmith; reg. 1819; 2 Dawson Ct., Dublin. (2) girls face with curly hair, ringlets coming down on either side. (3) 800. and (4) a triangular kind of affair with 487 F stamped inside, maybe 487 F I ? Anhk is 2.75"
See image links below.

Many Thanks, Michael


https://imgur.com/ziQTxAh
https://imgur.com/dnLlH0M

[dognose]

As requested, please embed your images.

Trev.

[jwalsh]

Hi Trev,
I've provided links to the images, do you see them?

[dognose]

You need to embed your images.

Trev.

[jwalsh]

Hello Trev,

Please explain the difference between embedding an image and enclosings links to images? Perhaps a how to?

Many Thanks,

J

[dognose]

Hi,

Embedded images are when they can be seen without clicking on a link. Very few members will click on unknown links.

https://postimages.org (choose 'Share', then copy the 'Hotlink for forums' code) is recommended.

Trev.

[jwalsh]

[jwalsh]

Would appreciate help in identifying 3 of 4 hallmarks. left to right: (1) GB - Is George Bayly, Silversmith; reg. 1819; 2 Dawson Ct., Dublin. (2) girls face with curly hair, ringlets coming down on either side. (3) 800. and (4) a triangular kind of affair with 487 F stamped inside, maybe 487 F I ? Anhk is 2.75"

Many Thanks, Michael

[silvermakersmarks]

Thanks for persisting and getting your images embedded.

GB is definitely not George Bayly as this is an Italian mark. The six-sided figure with letters and numbers indicates the province and maker. In this case 487 FI is TU of Firenze (Florence). See viewtopic.php?f=38&t=27003&p=175553#p175553. GB and the face may be related to the retailer. The style of the registration mark indicates that it is from before 1971.

Phil

[jwalsh]

Hi Phil,

Persistance is the essence of life! I'm left a bit baffled by yout input, as I found the ankh, coal black as it hadn't been polished in many years, in one of many of my grandmother's (presumably) unopened boxes from the fifties? Grandma Hannah Cronin Twomey, an immigrant of Ireland, passed in 1955...........How did an ankh made in the late sixties find it's way in the box? Another mystery.............

What's the significance of the 800?

Many many thanks,
Michael

[silvermakersmarks]

800 is the silver standard: 800 parts of silver per 1000. Sterling is 925/1000.

[jwalsh]

To both Phil and Trev,

Many thanks for your kind assistance, patience, as well as tutorials!

Michael

[dognose]

How did an ankh made in the late sixties find it's way in the box?

You have misunderstood, this style of marking was in use from 1944 to around 1971.

See: https://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html

Trev.