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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 343999, member: 2844&quot;]It was even less complex.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> There were never any Chinese hallmarks.</p><p>There was no official assaying or marking system in China at all, and there still isn&#039;t, which is why there is so much base metal marked 925 or 純銀 (pure silver) out there.</p><p>Most of my own antique Chinese silver is not marked, but it is silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Export silver, like Wang Hing made, was often marked in latin script, but not always. My Wang Hing silver is marked WH 90. I have never seen a WH mark without 90, but that doesn&#039;t mean it doesn&#039;t exist. There is also a WANG HING mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is something on Wang Hing:</p><p><a href="http://chinese-export-silver.com/meta-museum-archive/meta-museum-wang-hing-the-prolific-yet-masterful-chinese-silversmith/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chinese-export-silver.com/meta-museum-archive/meta-museum-wang-hing-the-prolific-yet-masterful-chinese-silversmith/" rel="nofollow">http://chinese-export-silver.com/meta-museum-archive/meta-museum-wang-hing-the-prolific-yet-masterful-chinese-silversmith/</a></p><p>Here is an article on Chinese Export silver;</p><p><a href="http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/understanding-chinese-export-silver-makers-marks/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/understanding-chinese-export-silver-makers-marks/" rel="nofollow">http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/understanding-chinese-export-silver-makers-marks/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The 90 mark is just a general indication, the silver content is usually a bit higher, as is shown in this article:</p><p><a href="http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/absence-assay-system-%e9%87%91%e9%93%b6%e6%a3%80%e9%aa%8c%e7%b3%bb%e7%bb%9f%e7%9a%84%e7%bc%ba%e5%a4%b1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/absence-assay-system-%e9%87%91%e9%93%b6%e6%a3%80%e9%aa%8c%e7%b3%bb%e7%bb%9f%e7%9a%84%e7%bc%ba%e5%a4%b1/" rel="nofollow">http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/absence-assay-system-金银检验系统的缺失/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the interest in Chinese Export silver, there are many fakes, so that is something to bear in mind.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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