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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 37553, member: 44&quot;]&gt;&quot;MT&quot; mark meaning it was made in Italy (MT standing for Matera, the province it was made in), but I don&#039;t know how accurate that is.&lt;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think this MT stands for Matera. This MT almost looks like it has a dot after each letter. The provinces&#039; abbreviations do not use dots. I wouldn&#039;t be surprise if this is not Italian made. Italian silver standard marks are in oval cartouches. This .925 doesn&#039;t look like it is in an oval. As the space on this ring is quite small for punching in the markings, some of the marks probably were left off. Nowwww Italian markings can at times be haphazard. Official markings for Italian silver are as follows. The Official National marks included the provinces&#039; abbreviation in the cartouches.</p><p><br /></p><p>1934-1944 the Italian maker&#039;s marks were lozenges shaped cartouches cut off at each end. The silversmith&#039;s number was on the left, a fasces symbol for the Fascist gov. in the middle, and province 2 letter abbreviation on the right. The silver standard was in a separate oval cartouche.</p><p><br /></p><p>1944 to 1968 the maker&#039;s marks were the same shape, but the fasces symbol was no longer used. Silver standard was still in an oval cartouche.</p><p><br /></p><p>1968 to present the cartouches are rectangular shape with points at each end. Inside the cartouche on the left is a star, silversmith&#039;s number in the middle and province abbreviation on the right. No dots are used with the province abbreviations. The silver standard markings are still in an oval cartouche.</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, I concur on it probably being a relatively new ring. My guess is no earlier than the mid 1950s??</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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