750 Silver

[cjnps56]

During what time period did countries use 750 silver? And what countries used it? I have a very nice fibula crossbow brooch that is simply marked 750. It is designed with a dragon head. I'm trying to date it.
Thank you,
Carol

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Your question cannot be answered without the required images.

The below should help you:

How to Add Images

Ensure you have read:
Posting Requirements

https://postimages.org (choose 'Share', then copy the 'Hotlink for forums' code) is recommended. Do not use Photobucket or Dropbox.

Ensure your images are embedded. Do not post links. Remember to use the 'Preview' button before submitting your post.

For more information see:

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 82#p103282

Give some time to creating your posts and we'll give some time to researching and answering them.

Trev.

[AG2012]

Hi,
750 standard has been used for centuries (12Loth in German speaking countries),Prussia, Italy,Spain,Yugoslavia,Czechoslovakia,Romania,Hungary.
Millesimal fineness 750 parts of silver in 1000 indicates very late 19th century or later.
Show us the brooch; the clasp may help to date it. (C clasp or later variants).
Regards

[cjnps56]

[cjnps56]

https://imgur.com/tGYt1rN
https://imgur.com/4akcCY3

[dognose]

As requested:

Ensure your images are embedded. Do not post links.

Trev.

[cjnps56]

[Bahner]

Hello, a German origin is possible. The mark 750 would imply a production after the metric system was introduced in the German States at the end of th 1850ies. After 1888 a maker would have used 800/1000 silver fine (or higher) rathern than the old-fashioned 750. So this gives a very rough time frame. IF this is German. Regards, Bahner

[cjnps56]

Hello, a German origin is possible. The mark 750 would imply a production after the metric system was introduced in the German States at the end of th 1850ies. After 1888 a maker would have used 800/1000 silver fine (or higher) rathern than the old-fashioned 750. So this gives a very rough time frame. IF this is German. Regards, Bahner

Thank you for your help. Does the 750 signify that the piece is 75% silver?

[cjnps56]

Hello, a German origin is possible. The mark 750 would imply a production after the metric system was introduced in the German States at the end of th 1850ies. After 1888 a maker would have used 800/1000 silver fine (or higher) rathern than the old-fashioned 750. So this gives a very rough time frame. IF this is German. Regards, Bahner

Thank you for your help. Does the 750 signify that the piece is 75% silver? Also, wouldn't the Lot number 12 appear on the piece rather than the number 750 if it was from this time period?

[cjnps56]

Hello, a German origin is possible. The mark 750 would imply a production after the metric system was introduced in the German States at the end of th 1850ies. After 1888 a maker would have used 800/1000 silver fine (or higher) rathern than the old-fashioned 750. So this gives a very rough time frame. IF this is German. Regards, Bahner

Thank you for your help. Does the 750 signify that the piece is 75% silver? Also, wouldn't the Lot number 12 appear on the piece rather than the number 750 if it was from this time period?

[Bahner]

Hello, state control of the regulations concerning the fineness used was practically nonexistent in Germany from roughly 1860 onwards (possibly even earlier) to 1888. The maker decided what he wanted to use, whether it was the traditional and more common 12 or 13 for fineness in Lot or the more modern 750 (equals 75 % silver) or if he wanted to disregard the rules at all and used a much lower fineness like 10 Lot and stamped it accordingly. Regards Bahner