Please Help decipher these marks
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:56 pm
by divasublime
These marks are on a silver ferner/centerpiece footed bowl-gold wash inside.Looks to be alot of hand work.after hours of internet searches,I am here. Sadly this is not a complete strike on the marks.Do any of you know who made this? and what is the silver content? 800? 900? Thanks in advance!
Re: Please Help decipher these marks
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:30 am
by Bahner
Hello, this looks like recent Turkish silver. TSEK is a certificate issued by the Turkish Standard Institute to document that a piece was made according to Turkish standards. Silver standards in Turkey are 800 and 900. The more elaborate pieces often are 900 fine, so I guess this is a 900 piece (just a gut feeling, though). I believe the name to read someting like Suleiman, which is a VERY common name in that region. Best wishes, Bahner