Featured Help dating a silver mark on an old bracelet!

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Dimitrov, Oct 28, 2024.

  1. Dimitrov

    Dimitrov Member

    IMG20241028180719863_edited_1730141509647.jpg IMG20241028180701974_edited_1730141510644.jpg IMG20241028180635219_edited_1730141511460.jpg IMG20241028180621709_edited_1730141512307.jpg IMG20241028180620186_edited_1730141513127.jpg Hello! I own the silver bracelet I photographed. I think the bracelet is quite old, English or French - the period may be before 1800. I can't figure out what the brand is, this sign doesn't look like anything I know! It has a rather vague imprint, with only the outlines differing. Any help on dating and period would be appreciated.
     
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    Any Jewelry, bercrystal and komokwa like this.
  2. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    Looks like a head to me.
    In case it helps others:

    silvermark1.jpg
     
  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

  4. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, it is correct, Moroccan Berber.:) The heavy casting with pitting, together with the scroll design and the hamsa and the curved heart all point towards Moroccan Berber.
    The hamsa, the protective 'hand of Fatima' is often seen on North African jewellery, even more so than on Middle Eastern jewellery.

    The seller's bracelets also have the curved heart on them, I assume Dimitrov's bangle has that too. It is occasionally seen on Moroccan jewellery (and on jewellery from nearby Portugal).
    In northern Europe we call such a heart a witch's heart, but that is not a Berber concept.
    Moroccan marks from before 1925 are quite diverse. Your bracelet dates from before december 1925, when new marks were introduced, although it is a bit of a grey area, some marks were still used after that date.
    I have no reason to believe yours dates from before 1800. Bracelets were worn daily, and an 18th century bracelet would be worn much more smoothly. My guesstimate is early 20th century.

    Regarding the price of the pair in the link sis posted, these bracelets were worn as pairs, and still are in rural regions. Your bracelet has lost its sister, which often happens. A pair of bracelets is worth more than twice the value of a single one, because it is a complete set.
     
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