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silver bowl embossed fruit - 800 & pictoral mark - Italy

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:20 pm
by imnideit
Hello,
I was wondering what these hieroglyphic type
animals or butterfly markings signified, maybe
Middle Eastern or Asian and not Italy but design
led me to Italian possibly,
thanks for your help,
t

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Re: silver bowl embossed fruit - 800 & pictoral mark - I

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:45 pm
by Theoderich
I am not sure - but Hanau in Germany is a option.
http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:08 pm
by imnideit
Thank you that looks right I appreciate it,
Tom

Maybe »Hanau«? But the bowl seems to be hand wrought!

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:00 pm
by silverport
Hello

I don't remember to have seen these marks before. But I've suspicions to attribute it only to »Hanau« - because it is a hand wrought item, and not a sand cast founded one.

Well for to could have a master model it must be hand wrought as well - or moulded in wax.

It would help for identification a little step if picture of marks would be turned 90 º contra clocks wise. Then there are visible two shield marks, one some thing abstract mark (until yet attributed to be a butterfly).

Kind regards silverport