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Austria-Hungary 1866-1922 is correct; in both marks, A=Vienna and 3=3rd standard (.800) silver. "JV" is the firm of [Ladislaus] Jarosinski & [Jean] Vaugoin, founded in Vienna 1878 and still in existence.

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The faux marks are German, which my research has tentatively attributed to Ludwig Neresheimer of Hanau.

I'm pretty sure the maker is the Hippolyte Thomas, later the Thomas of Thomas & Henin. His mark from 1845-1855 was exactly like the one the 2209patrick posts, but with the initials "HT". His mark from 1855-1861 was the same, but in that one the upper device - a rosebud - could easily b...

The 13 at the bottom is the fineness; the number which would be the last digit of the year is worn, but I think it might be a 3. Here's a clear image of the full mark:

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Definitely Budapest; more accurately, the Hungarian city of Pest before it, Buda and Óbuda were combined into the modern Budapest in 1873. "JM" is the maker József Müller (Master 1823, died 1864), who used this mark from 1836. Given that Müller died in 1864, the last digit of the year ...

Undoubtedly Peter Bruckmann & Company of Heilbronn; this mark was used 1814-1850.

Josef Geiringer, listed at various addresses in Vienna 1893-1922.

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Anatolio Henin of Milan, working from 1866, when he assumed the workshop of Luigi Henin. As the device in the mark suggests, Henin was a large manufacturer of flatware. Unfortunately, it doesn't help narrow the date any; A. Henin existed well into the 20th century, working throughout the Monarchy an...

The marks are pseudo-marks used in Hanau, Germany in the first quarter of the 20th century. Based on both my own research of these specific marks and the floral-garland style of the piece, I feel confident that your bowl is by Georg Roth & Co., founded 1891 and working at least until 1919.

It's a Dutch import mark in use from 1953; Z = "zilver (silver); I = .925 (sterling). Hope this helps!

The maker's mark is on its side; it should be rotated 90° counter-clockwise. According to my copy of Diebeners 1925 Goldschmiede Jahrbuch , it's the mark of Emil Freund, a metal- & silverware manufacturer in Hanau, Germany. Thiele's Tafel- und Schausilber des Historismus aus Hanau notes that th...

Oops. Forgot to mentions that the "swan" marks was a French mark used , since 1898 on 1) all imported watch cases; 2) items imported from countries with which France had no trade agreement; and 3) items sold at public auction of legal fineness but whose origin could not be proved. The &quo...

Orfevrerie Jacob of Geneva, Switzerland, fl. 1878-1962.

I believe the mark is that of J. L. Schlingloff of Hanau, Germany; these realistic avian table garnitures were very popular in Germany in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Lovely. The maker is Maison Odiot, an exceptional Parisian company dating to the late 1600s and which is still extant today . The last member of the Odiot family to run the company (and the fifth generation to do so) was Gustave Odiot (1823-1912), who ran it 1865-1894. Your piece dates right after t...

Q= 1858; R = 1859

Simon Rosenau of Bad Kissingen, working from 1895 until at least the 1920's.

I can add a little information. The eagle mark - in this conforming outline - was used 1 Jan 1938 —31 Dec 1984 in Lisbon on items of the Portuguese first silver standard (hence "1o Titulo" or "First Standard") of .916. The maker's mark - A, below a spade - is that of Alcino Cardo...

No, I don't know if Dub had a working relationship with Hoffman, but I think there was a close connection between Dub and Sturm.

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The oakleaf was the mark of the firm of Vincenz Carl Dub (1852-1924), whose silversmithing and luxury goods shop dated back to 1838, when it was founded by his father, Thomas Dub. Alexander Sturm (1851-1915) was married to V.C. Dub's daughter, hence the connection.