Pls help me Malteese silver letter opener hallmark？
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 2:10 am
by andrew12
Marks look like : “B”“Cross”“917”“S”
Please help me“B”and“S”mean？is silversmith or date or others？
I know Malteese silver often used three standards “F”“R”“M”。But don’t known the letter“B”and“S”。
Thank you very much.
Re: Pls help me Malteese silver letter opener hallmark？
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 3:57 am
by amena
This punching system came into force after 1920. The "F" "R" "M" letters that meant finenesse of France, Rome, Malta were no longer in use. The fineness is indicated in arabic numbers (917).The letter "S" is a dateletter, but do not know what date matches. The other mark (partially stuck) is the maker's mark.
Regards
Amena
Re: Pls help me Malteese silver letter opener hallmark？
Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 11:41 am
by andrew12
amena wrote:This punching system came into force after 1920. The "F" "R" "M" letters that meant finenesse of France, Rome, Malta were no longer in use. The fineness is indicated in arabic numbers (917).The letter "S" is a dateletter, but do not know what date matches. The other mark (partially stuck) is the maker's mark.
Regards
Amena
Thanks.
Others?