Probably a place card holder - especially if it stands up by itself.
It doesn’t stand up.
I found a second one of similar design. It only has two hallmarks (pictured), with a “3” on the other side. The inclusion of a number makes me think both disparate pieces are only parts of collective items. None of the pieces show any signs that something has broken off, though. (The second one doesn’t stand up either.)
It’s a belt buckle for a fabric belt. The partial hallmark tells us that they are 2 parts of a whole piece. The fabric ends can be sewn up around the loop bit then the 2 parts simply slot together.
Ahhh, belt buckles. Thanks.
Absolutely beautiful!
The right-facing head with the 3 is a Polish hallmark for 800 standard silver. The letter K behind the head is for Krakow. It dates from 1963-1986. The other mark is presumably the maker’s mark but I don’t know of a reference for those.
Phil
I thought this was going to be a tough one. Thank you.
Not silver, of course, but I’m curious about this emblem or hallmark on the top of a pewter spoons’s handle. I found a few other pewter items online that are marked with the same design but nothing about the maker (HIS.MUS.) other than a reference to being German-made.
William Vale & Sons, and it’s a cigar cutter.
Thank you.
The inscription date of 1837 (not entirely shown) matches the date letter for London on this very small 18K gold ring (only 0.82 grams).
Would it be safe to say Randall Chatterton is the maker?
This would be Robert James Chaplin who first registered his mark in 1833 as a goldworker. Here is his entry in the 1839 Post Office London Directory:
Many thanks for your knowledge, Phil.
The maker of this 1977, London, ring escapes me. I looked under SN and NS. SN appears in the same right-side-up order of the other hallmarks.
No published references for marks of this era so, unless by chance someone happens to know, we won’t be able to identify it.
Interesting.
How about this watch? Perhaps German-made, being 800 silver purity. As one can see, there’s no name on the dial. The mechanism gives no clue other than the words FAST/SLOW.
It’s Swiss - or at least the case has the Swiss grouse guarantee mark for 800 standard silver. As Switzerland was pretty much the european centre of watch making I’m sure that the watch itself will also be Swiss.