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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2197726, member: 2844"]That is the maker's mark. I don't know of any data bases on Tunisian maker's marks, so I never try to find out who it is by. It doesn't really change the value, but it does give an indication that it is likely to be precious metal, so silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are probably tiny hallmarks too, check everything, including the inside of the hinge, North African assayers love marking hinges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2197726, member: 2844"]That is the maker's mark. I don't know of any data bases on Tunisian maker's marks, so I never try to find out who it is by. It doesn't really change the value, but it does give an indication that it is likely to be precious metal, so silver. There are probably tiny hallmarks too, check everything, including the inside of the hinge, North African assayers love marking hinges.[/QUOTE]
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