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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joan, post: 9609417, member: 5398&quot;]I&#039;m trying to understand why the amber enamel buckle is definitely by Norsk Filigransfabrikk when it doesn&#039;t have the &quot;NF&quot; signature and the silver fineness doesn&#039;t look like the example shown. The only similarity I see in the marks is Norway&#039;s national symbol of a crowned rampant lion. I&#039;m not arguing--just trying to understand and learn.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the marks obviously don&#039;t look anything like the Marius Hammer signature, but the design of the buckle is exactly the same, I&#039;m wondering if it was common practice in Norway for silversmiths to make exact copies of the designs of others. I&#039;ve seen examples of the enamel butterflies that were made by different companies, but there are subtle variations in the designs and enameling. If the amber enamel buckle can&#039;t be attributed to Marius Hammer, I probably wouldn&#039;t buy it, but it if is a Marius Hammer piece, I would buy it even with the damage. </p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; In 1920, standard .925 started to replace .830 purity for Norwegian silver jewelry, so the amber enamel buckle would probably be post-1920--unless some silversmiths were using 925 before then.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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