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June Martin
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iconnumber posted 07-25-2022 04:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for June Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Anyone have any insight as to the country of origin for this bracelet? Other than the 925, we are not familiar with the other set of marks.

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iconnumber posted 07-27-2022 11:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for trefid2     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I believe the hallmarks are post 1968 Italian.
The hallmark consists of a star, a number (identifying the silversmith) and a two letter code (identifying the province). I can't help you with the silversmith however the identified province appears to be Firenze (FI).

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iconnumber posted 07-27-2022 08:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for June Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks so much for that info, Trefid. Now I have something to track down further. Will fill everyone in when I find out more.

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iconnumber posted 07-28-2022 03:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for June Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
So you got me climbing up through our bookshelves as I knew we had some Italian silver reference book. Finally found I Marchi Dell'Argenteria Italiana by Ugo Donati which confirmed your identification of the mark as Italian and post September 1971. The Firenze or Florence attribution is also right on point. That got me searching online for the makers mark and funnily enough, the topic of Italian silver marks came up in the forums back in 2005: Italian Registration Marks. I did find the SilverCollection site with the Italian silver maker registration numbers up to 509. Close but no cigar as they say. But I'll keep looking.

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 07-28-2022 06:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by trefid2:
Perhaps another form member can assist with identifying the maker. In any event, I'm confident you'll identify the silversmith at some point. Suddenly, I'm having a craving for gelato!

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June Martin
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Hey trefid. You've been a valued member of the forums for a long time. Giving a read of the Guidelines will let you know how to get full access to all of the public forums. I hope you'll consider this.

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