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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9609447, member: 111"]It is definitely by Norsk Filigransfabrikk because it bears their mark, the 'NF-in-shield' mark is an alternate, just as Marius Hammer used 'MH' and 'M.HAMMER' as well as 'M-over-hammer'. The national mark with lion was/is in a circle and used by the assayer, but assay was/is not required in Norway, and it's a seldom seen stamp - there is nothing wrong with the '925' fineness.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, despite what you may believe, the piece is not by Marius Hammer, it was made by Norsk Filigransfabrikk. It was and still is not uncommon for Norwegian silver manufacturers to produce near identical or extremely similar pieces, whether jewelry, flatware or holloware. I have many Marius Hammer pieces, only a few by Norsk Filigransfabrikk, but they were working in the same period (Marius Hammer a bit older firm), and they were a high quality maker as well - given a choice of identical pieces by each, I'd likely prefer the 'NF' piece, just because 'MH' was more prolific, making the 'NF' less common - but to each their own.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. Not true. .925 silver did not replace .830, it is still the second standard in Norway, and is still being produced by some makers - and there was/is no requirement that .830 silver be used, only that it was the minimum quality, .900, .930 and .950 were also commonly used along with .925 in the late 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9609447, member: 111"]It is definitely by Norsk Filigransfabrikk because it bears their mark, the 'NF-in-shield' mark is an alternate, just as Marius Hammer used 'MH' and 'M.HAMMER' as well as 'M-over-hammer'. The national mark with lion was/is in a circle and used by the assayer, but assay was/is not required in Norway, and it's a seldom seen stamp - there is nothing wrong with the '925' fineness. Again, despite what you may believe, the piece is not by Marius Hammer, it was made by Norsk Filigransfabrikk. It was and still is not uncommon for Norwegian silver manufacturers to produce near identical or extremely similar pieces, whether jewelry, flatware or holloware. I have many Marius Hammer pieces, only a few by Norsk Filigransfabrikk, but they were working in the same period (Marius Hammer a bit older firm), and they were a high quality maker as well - given a choice of identical pieces by each, I'd likely prefer the 'NF' piece, just because 'MH' was more prolific, making the 'NF' less common - but to each their own. P.S. Not true. .925 silver did not replace .830, it is still the second standard in Norway, and is still being produced by some makers - and there was/is no requirement that .830 silver be used, only that it was the minimum quality, .900, .930 and .950 were also commonly used along with .925 in the late 19th century. ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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