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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 211536, member: 44&quot;]With 925 in an oval, it may be the Italian purity mark for 925. If Italian, the mark on the far right might be the optional purity head mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1-3 the crown head of optional purity mark.</p><p>#13 the 925 in an oval purity mark.</p><p><a href="http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If memory serves, Italian maker&#039;s marks are sometimes a combination of a letter and number. The letter is the city, province, and the number is the maker&#039;s registration number.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Rather than 1 letter, Italian maker&#039;s mark are sometimes shown as 2 letters and a number. The first &quot;8&quot; might be a letter rather than a number??? following is a link to the letter and number combinations of Italian maker&#039;s marks:</p><p><a href="http://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERSMITHSAL1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERSMITHSAL1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERSMITHSAL1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are all the Italian provinces&#039; abbreviations:</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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