Right, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't have any value. It is gold, guilloche, very nice design - I think a lot of collectors of Russian...
What a beauty!:woot:
The Polish marks could be for import goods. If it is OK maker's mark, then one of the known was Orest Kurliykov (Орест Курлюковъ), however he was...
I think I was wrong, after a closer look the maker's mark looks like ОИ/ОН, or ОК? I think if you try to polish it a little bit, it might become...
The "kokoshnik 56" hallmark with an alpha sign (for Saint Petersburg hallmark department) was used starting from 1908 and up to 1927, so your...
That's very interesting:woot: I think any level of the Latin knowledge is a great advantage, especially if you're interested in history and...
I'm not sure, but I think in seminaries, or theological faculties they're still learning church slavonic, at least basics, to be able to read the...
Thank you:joyful:
In complex: the name of the master is Russian, or Ukrainian, or Belorussian (any other Russian speaking part of the Empire with a major part of...
Love the dog:)
Based on the date, obviously a Russian Empire and any slavonic part of it. On the back it is written "В (К) Подхаповъ" - V (or K as not clear)...
It’s a beauty!
[ATTACH] And that’s another one, but I can’t read it
Thanks @Any Jewelry :) Yes, it sounds like Romanian names, but it looks like there is a game of words and meanings. Pictat means "painted by" and...
Good things are taking time;)
Yeah, that’s like a quest with never ending challenges
There were almost 80 years of USSR, after downfall of which, Moldova became an independent country without any economy, low resources and deficit...
I see what you meant. Transylvanians really knew how to make a statement with the jewellery:jawdrop: https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/5720281/...
Yes, when you get a little bit of everything it makes you flexible:shame:
Well Republic of Moldova has become an independent country after breakdown of USSR, so my citizenship is Moldovan and I identify myself as...
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