Authentic Hungarian mark?

[2209patrick]

Hello Tom, great to have you back.
Someone asked me about a silver jewelry chest that they just bought from overseas. They were told the marks were Austrian / Hungarian. Checked my copies of Tardy's and Jan Divis's book and did find a similar mark used in Austria and Hungary. Problem is, the mark on the jewelry chest has the letter P on each side of the head.
I'm thinking one P stands for Budapest and the other (as suggested in Tardy's) is the mint mark for Hungary. Could anyone tell me if this is an authentic Hungarian mark?





Regards,
Pat.

[Bahner]

Hello, neither Knies nor Bauer document an Hungarian mark like this. There should be a number, not a second letter beside the head. Strange. Best wishes, Bahner

[2209patrick]

Thanks for your response Bahner. No one seems to have seen this mark before.