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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 5969669, member: 5833"]The earring clips say 800; OBB is correct that the other mark is for 900. Place of assay is too sketchy for me. AJ may have an idea. Sometimes there are date marks, particularly on a larger piece like the bracelet, but all the ones you have shown us are for fineness. Sometimes the marks are not where you expect. They can be on the front of a panel, mashed into a decorative border, for instance.</p><p><br /></p><p>The use of ankhs in the bracelet is a bit unusual & suggests to me a bit later than 50s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 5969669, member: 5833"]The earring clips say 800; OBB is correct that the other mark is for 900. Place of assay is too sketchy for me. AJ may have an idea. Sometimes there are date marks, particularly on a larger piece like the bracelet, but all the ones you have shown us are for fineness. Sometimes the marks are not where you expect. They can be on the front of a panel, mashed into a decorative border, for instance. The use of ankhs in the bracelet is a bit unusual & suggests to me a bit later than 50s.[/QUOTE]
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