islamic brooch?
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:59 pm
I would be grateful for any information on this and its marks. thanks
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:48 pm
The mark in the top photo looks like the Diana's head used in Austria 1886 - 1922. See http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
question over arabic script
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:38 pm
I thought of that but the arabic ? script put me off can anyone explain or translate it. thanks
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:33 pm
Well, after playing with the image for a while, think I have it worked out as the French crab mark for provincially made .800 silver. The cartouche form is also a (pentafoil?), just like the Austrian Diana.
The maker's mark on this pin is also in a French format, which brings us to pre-war French Morocco, Algeria or thereabouts.
Regards, Tom
The maker's mark on this pin is also in a French format, which brings us to pre-war French Morocco, Algeria or thereabouts.
Regards, Tom
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:44 pm
Tom is very probably right - and certainly the maker's mark in a lozenge is typically French-looking.
This French children's book is about a crab named Poinçon, of course!
This French children's book is about a crab named Poinçon, of course!