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Thank you. The box dates to c 1880-1900 for sure. The makers mark to the lid is struck across the chased design and completely unclear. A great shame!

Hi. I have bought this very Paul Legrand style box usually retailed by Boucheron c 1890. The marks are unclear asides Minerva’s head. Can anyone identify them? I may well have photographed the marks the wrong way round etc. Thank you Anthony

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I have done more research on the solo Vienna A mark. It was clearly used after 1872, at least as late as 1882 and probably after that. Even in conjuction with the dog mark and A mark inside the dogs head stamp.

Thank you. The bracelet is marked elsewhere for MuS, Markovitsch and Scheid.

I have a bracelet with the marks as shown. It has both Vienna mark A inside the dogs head mark for 1872-1922 and a solo A mark for Vienna 1867-1872. Am I safe to assume this piece crossed the change in assay marks and therefore dates to 1872? Thank you.

Thanks. My research says the weavil mark in an oval continued for gold only. Hence my question is could a small provincial assay office have erroneously ignored that etc such they applied an oval weavil after 1893.

Hi, I am trying to date an Austrian bracelet - see my other posts. The bracelet has two French silver weavil import marks for Ain, Bellegarde (as identified by the Forum, thank you). From google it seems the weavil import mark was only for gold from c 1893. So my question is whether I can ...

I am now pretty sure the maker is MARKOWITSCH & SCHEID, the predecessor to Georg Adam Scheid (Markowitsch was his father in law). So the bracelet is Austrian.

Thanks so much. My eye keeps seeing Minerva but I think you are right.

Responding to Peter, thank you for that reply. Appreciated. I agree the bracelet “Minerva” is not quite French or Belgian. But who then!!! I cant find another Minerva for any other country?!

Hi, the Minerva on the bracelet is facing to the right, so not at all the images you sent through. The closest I can find to it is the pre 1868 Belgian Minerva.

Thank you. I am not sure that is the answer sadly. From further research the Minerva’s on my bracelet look quite like the pre 1868 Belgian Minerva which can have a distinctive “A” for Brussels in the head which looks similar to the assays on my piece. But they are not the same. I can find nothing on ...

Hi, I am trying to figure out the origins of a bracelet I have acquired (see European jewellery). It seems to have (two repeated) French Minerva mark (s). Is someone able to confirm that? From the online research I have accessed the French silver Minerva mark is not normally in an oval? Date is ...

I previously posted this bracelet as (Central) European jewellery. But I am now sure the assay marks are Minerva - French -and 1891-1901 Austrian import mark. The question is who made this very very unusual bracelet - it has what I think is a makers mark MuS. see images. Would love to know who this ...

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If you recognise this makers monogram (FJ) I would love to hear your thoughts, thank you. As you can see it's on a remarkable letter opener, very high quality, with cloisonne enamel handle. It is marked STERLING, so I thing American and probably c 1910-20, but perhaps it is more modern. 19.5 cm ...

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The star mark is on this silver askos panther handled jug. See image. For those that know me well this is a second, slightly smaller one, to the one I have by Giacinto Melillo. The maker of this Askos is unknown - I think not Melillo. I now understand the star mark which would date the piece to c ...

I have an Italian silver piece with a radiating star mark. This is described on silvercollection.it but I don’t understand it! Can anyone clarify for me thanks. See image.