Featured What does this Chinese mark say? Something silver

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by evelyb30, Mar 4, 2018.

  1. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The second, or first depending on who's looking, mark is Chinese for silver, but what's the other one? Someone literally handed me a bracelet on Saturday as a gift, and it has this mark in it. DSCF8413.JPG DSCF8415.JPG
     
  2. Chris Mount

    Chris Mount Getting there

    The second looks like silver will have a go at second 15202291445190.jpg
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    that's a nice gift !! :happy:
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree, a very nice gift.
    The mark is 紋銀 or 'wen yin', which is mainly used for 925-935 silver fineness, so the bracelet is sterling or slightly higher.
    It looks like the mark is stamped, not cast. Cast marks indicate fakes, which abound in Chinese jewellery.
     
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  5. Chris Mount

    Chris Mount Getting there

    Oops should have read all first
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A pity they blackened the mark, I'm starting to doubt it now. Maybe the mark doesn't look stamped once the black stuff is removed.
    @Hollyblue your eagle eyes please, stamped or cast?
     
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  7. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    With the black in the marks it's hard to tell,but the inside edges of the mark looks rounded and could be cast into the bracelet.
     
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