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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 110317, member: 44&quot;]Komo..., those letters with the 56 are of the Russian Cyriillic alphabet, ЯЛ. In the Russian cyrillic the letter Я is Ya, for the assayers name Yakov. The cyrillic letter Л is el, for the assayer&#039;s last name Liapunov. As to whether that is a Star of David, I doubt it because Imperial Russia did not tolerate Jewish anything. <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i> is a good example of the anti- Jewish pograms dictated by the Tzars.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder about their history. As to whether smuggled out of Russia, I doubt it for believe they are ***still*** in Russia. I think the poster is in Russia for the 1st pics he posted were on a Russian website. I do wonder if they are his family heirlooms, is he a seller or dealer, is he connected to an auction house, etc... Seems if he is connected to an auction house, they would have in-house appraisers or run these pass qualifier appraisers rather than an online antique forum. If these are his family heirlooms, I&#039;d love to know that family history!</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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