Looks to me like a nice 1856 snuff box, .833 fineness - the maker's mark is just a bit too rubbed for me to make out, perhaps AJ will have better...
Oops, I feel stupid - should have read more carefully, those are all the marks, right? Typically, if you see Swedish marks like those, without...
Awww, you shouldn't feel stupid! You're right, the town mark is Stockholm (the 'queen' is Saint Erik), and the year is 1930 - should know the...
They're vent holes intended to release gases/steam when soldering hollow pieces, otherwise they could blow up - they are found on both...
My ex, who has a lot of friends in NOLA, sent me this: [IMG] ~Cheryl
To me, looks more like a monogrammed napkin ring than bracelet - perhaps a NA tourist item, but could as easily be home crafted loom-work, and I'd...
Other than the lion passant, and probably the tiny mark to the left of the 'C', those are late 19th - early 20th century pseudo-marks used by...
The front shows the Duchy of Milan coat of arms, the red cross on white would be the flag of Milan. Personally, would guess a pocket/purse...
Positively determining whether an unmarked piece is silver or not from images online can only be an educated guess, but will offer some thoughts:...
Dominick & Haff, 1880 - the year is typically all four digits, but for some reason, 1880 is often found with only two... ~Cheryl
Looks like 1947 date to me - guessing the color is off in the first pic, but looks like 'oxblood' (sang de boeuf) in the second. Not finding...
Similar in 1954 and 1974 retailer catalogs: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
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Maker's marks usually had a good number of variants - for years, the '-H' mark without the arm and hammer has been IDed by match safe collectors...
I've had a few small pieces with this mark, and believe there are probably a couple still hanging around here somewhere - can remember my late...
Not any kind of British mark. I'd think Newark, NJ manufacturer Hayden Mfg. - the type of item they made... ~Cheryl
I think you're a very thoughtful husband, and for me, so long as the piece isn't altered when adapting to a pendant, would love to have something...
Don't know where the OP is located, but we've a venerable old furrier here in Orlando: https://labellesince1919.com/ - would be surprised if...
Good to know, Swede - thank you for the additional information. Though long gone by my birth, both of my father's grandmothers were Danish...
So, this set of enamel demitasse spoons turned up in an eBay email this morning, they're Birmingham, 1936, William Hair Haseler - and...
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