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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1077646, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome, Jessica.</p><p>Pretty bracelet. I&#039;m with Holly, most likely the mark of the findings manufacturer. A common feature of a lot of recent Chinese jewellery. The pearls are cultured freshwater and nicely matched.</p><p><br /></p><p>A little on hallmarks, those are assay marks by an official organisation. They used to be punched in silver/goldsmiths&#039; guild halls, hence the name. Nowadays they are punched in government assay offices, after thorough testing of the metal.</p><p>Not every country has such an assay system (yet), for example China and the US don&#039;t.</p><p>When marks are punched by makers, they are called maker&#039;s marks. In some countries makers also punch fineness marks. In those cases it is advised to test the fineness yourself, or have it tested, if you want to be sure it actually is the fineness of the mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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