Featured Auction Night!!! Help with marks please

Monday nights I attend a local live auction, while at the same time I’m following a local online only auction. The online auction has preview days, so I go in and physically inspect the items I’m interested in.

pictured below are the items I won (along with junk) at the online sale, that I picked up after work this evening



I believe the mesh sterling purse is French. I found the marks, but having a difficult time making sense of them, and French silver marks confuse me. Weight is 80g





I can see how this slipped past other people, as the marks are so tiny and there was a good bit of junk in the recesses

the other items in the photo are sterling as well…..with one exception. And how THIS ONE was missed, I have no clue. I sure didn’t miss it!!!





1877 1/4 Eagle coin (22k) turned into a brooch with monogram (4.1g)

I wish I could meet the jeweler who sloppily used silver solder to attach the pin

In total……. $21.58 after tax



Thoughts on the silver marks?

thanks in advance!

 

well, the coin is not a coin anymore....but he could have framed it with no further damage....
nice find !

 

Found another tab with marks inside the purse…

looks like the boar to me

 

looks like silver to me !!!
maybe not 925 though..

 

If you look carefully, doesn't it sort of look like there's a casing around the edges???? WHO would ruin a GOLD coin like that!!!

 

Depending what type of solder is on it,a little nitric acid may clean it up.

 

Someone for whom it wasn't an antique.

 

they were called “love tokens”, and rather popular back in the day, for those who had an extra $2.50 (+jeweler’s fees) to spend on their lovely lady.

 

Yes, it is a boar mark, but it is not the French boar.
It is the Portuguese boar, 1913-1938, with II for second fineness, which is .833. It looks like the cartouche is the one for Gondomar, in the north of Portugal.

 

wow, thank you so much! Portugal never crossed my mind. This place is amazing!!

 

Perhaps 1900-1913, as there seems to be that extra letter mark on the right
https://www.silvercollection.it/DICTIONARYEUHALLMARKPORTUGAL.HTML
(with the incorrect spelling of Gondomar )

 

Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that.

Every name needs an extra 'l' every now and then.

 

I don't think Ana will agree with you

 

I'm sure she doesn't mind being called Lana.

 

Before this thread goes too far off the rails, I just want to thank everyone for their expertise and input!!!!

 

keep picking interesting items....!!!

 

?would nitric acid remove solder and leave gold intact? Thanks

 

There are various acids and other techniques to remove lead/tin solder from gold,I have never needed to try them out..... https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/removing-lead-solder-from-gold/44578/3