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help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:35 am
by gsmoggy
Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:51 am
by AG2012
Hi,
14 K gold with ``Fuchskopf`` (fox head) mark, Vienna assay office.
Austria-Hungary 1872 to 1922.
Regards
Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:58 am
by gsmoggy
Hello Ag
Many thanks for quick reply and answer. Is the other mark makers mark? And will it be easy to find maker?
A bit of a surprise felt French being amboyna (thuya) timber.
Regards Guido.
Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:04 am
by AG2012
Maker`s mark is impossible to decipher.
Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:21 am
by gsmoggy
Hi Ag
Many thanks.
I feel makers mark is like my drawing ,an O and flower type petal head.
I would not think there would be many makers with the letter O.
Regards Guido.
Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:24 am
by gsmoggy
With squarer shape lozenge,than my drawing.
Regards Guido.
Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:56 pm
by gsmoggy
I have had another look at mark in daylight.
Looks letters K.C or H.C ,not petal as thought before.
Seems very difficult finding gold makers marks online.
Does anyone have any books with this info. (as I have said before ,it is amazing how many different books we need for research)
I have noticed on comments,some people also feel it is a French mark (18ct)
drawing of makers mark.
Guido.

Re: help with marks on clasp of french amboyna box.
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:29 am
by gsmoggy
Hello Members
I have taken some better images of makers mark,not sure if anyone can recognize and make it out? Looks like may be a H.C to me.
still difficult ,but may help.
Regards Guido.


