Postby blakstone » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:54 am
The arrow is an assayer's mark; he is unidentified, but known to have been working in Messina from 1838 to 1873. The maker's mark is not listed any of my references.
Hope this helps!
Ref: Ugo Donati, Marchi Dell’Argenteria Italiana, 2nd ed. (Novara: De Agostini, 1999), p. 108, mark 708.