Does anyone know this mark?
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:44 am
by fraggle45
Hi all, does any one know who this maker is on a gold topped perfume bottle?
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk69 ... ERFUME.jpg
Re: Does anyone know this mark?
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:28 pm
by silverport
»B VA« = Import mark for items in Gold (B = Prague)
Hello »fraggle45«
Welcome to the Forum.
The from you shown mark is the import mark of the Austro-Hungary Empire; for items, made from Gold alloy's of minimum fineness of 580-1,000. An Austrian indication on fineness wasn’t struck; and lower finenesses as 580-1,000 aren't marked.
This mark was in force 1872-1901. The little letter B (on the left side of the mark) stands for the Assay Office of Prague. For Prague itself actually don't exist a complete register of marks. In this case it's irrelevant, because the item was made other were.
Source: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Gold- und Silberschmiede ... 1872-1922. Vol. I, p. 51-52 explications; p.61, plate 7, nr. 7 mark. ISBN 3-900282-00-5.
Kind regards silverport
Re: Does anyone know this mark?
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:10 am
by fraggle45
thank you so much - it has been bugging me that I couldn't find this mark!
