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A Small Collection of Antique Silver and Objects of vertu, created by Italian Giorgio B. Weldons of Dublin Blog with information on Irish silversmiths and Irish Hallmarks] Silver Hallmarks Encyclopedia; Antique Silver Hallmarks; Fineness Certification of Precious Metal Wares: Japan Mint
Hallmark for gold Closeup view of the hallmarks in an antique silver spoon from China In the modern world, in an attempt at standardizing the legislation on the inspection of precious metals and to facilitate international trade, in November 1972 a core group of European nations signed the Vienna Convention on the Control of the Fineness and ...
Silver standards refer to the standards of millesimal fineness for the silver alloy used in the manufacture or crafting of silver objects. This list is organized from highest to lowest millesimal fineness, or purity of the silver.
5-Mark coin of William II. The federal states of the German Empire were allowed to issue their own silver coins in denominations of 2 and 5 marks from 1873. The Coinage Act of 9 July 1873 regulated how the coins were to be designed: On the obverse or image side only the state sovereign or the coat of arms of the free cities of Hamburg, Bremen or Lübeck was to be depicted, and the coin had to ...
The silver and/or gold metal hallmarks used by the silversmith are as follows: from 1844 to 1935, a scale with a bee between the trays, topped by 4 stars, 2 branches below and the letters CC, all in an oval in a rectangle. since 1935, the letters CC are replaced by the letters OC, for "Orfèvrerie Christofle", as a company mark.
The Price Guide to Old Sheffield Plate, T. W. Frost, 1971. An Antique Collectors’ Club price guide, prices out of date, but with a large number of illustrations and comment. The image quality of the printing is not of a high standard. Matthew Boulton, Selling what all the world desires, Shena Mason, Ed., 2009. Major work covering all Boulton ...
In 1872, the Derby Silver Company began production in Derby, CT.Over the years, the company made bathroom-related items, clocks, tableware and flatware, tea sets, candlesticks, fruit baskets, dishes, and more object types made of silver and silver plate. [2]
Stephen was born in 1896 in Manhattan, New York City to Robert Ensko (1855–1934) and Mary Elizabeth Blakeley (1857–?). His siblings include: Robert Ensko II (1880–1971) who worked as a lace dealer; Charlotte Ensko (1882–?) who married Milton Ernest Horn (1876–1929); Lamont Northrope Ensko (1890–1987) who worked in the family silver business; Elathene Amanda Ensko (1898–1981) who ...