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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 324010, member: 51"]I can understand the confusion, I've seen the following in print: "Hallmarked: Reed and Barton" ... that kind of thing. Not correct, but you do see it. Good to point out the difference though.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for this piece, Lenny, certainly do your research, but just glancing at it from photos, does not seem to have the upper end construction one would expect from Cartier. And another red flag as mentioned, I can't imagine you would have kind of a blurry stamp mark from that company-- the way the "C" is sort of shaky. A high end company like Cartier, I'd expect a perfect signature. Just observations from the photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 324010, member: 51"]I can understand the confusion, I've seen the following in print: "Hallmarked: Reed and Barton" ... that kind of thing. Not correct, but you do see it. Good to point out the difference though. As for this piece, Lenny, certainly do your research, but just glancing at it from photos, does not seem to have the upper end construction one would expect from Cartier. And another red flag as mentioned, I can't imagine you would have kind of a blurry stamp mark from that company-- the way the "C" is sort of shaky. A high end company like Cartier, I'd expect a perfect signature. Just observations from the photos.[/QUOTE]
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