Postby amena » Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:09 am
Hi Agsearcher
Let me ask a question: when you say I know it is from Sicily, Messina, second half on 18th century, you know it from some other information you have, or you deduct it from the marks?
In fact, after the plague of 1743, in Messina, the silverware must have three marks: Messina's coat of arms that is a cross in an ellipse with a five-ball crown and always the letters M and S; Another mark with the initials of the name and last name of the "console" and the last two numbers of the year; Another mark with the initials of the name and last name of the silversmith.
This is the rule, which sometimes there are exceptions.
In your photo you can not see nor letters M and S nor the number of the year.
This is not tranchant, it could have been badly struck.
Anyway, I would like to point out that the crowned crossed shield has been used elsewhere.
Regards
Amena