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naillfclarke Posts: 1 |
posted 07-10-2004 02:19 AM
  
I have purchased a Silver & Glass Dressing Room Set consisting of 2 Perfume Bottles, 4 Boxes and a small tray. They have the name Gust.Jenko on and the marks a four leaf clover and a head facing right with the letter A next to the eyes and the letters FS. Can anyone help me identify where this set has come from? IP: Logged |
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blakstone Posts: 493 |
posted 07-11-2004 09:34 PM
As is often mentioned in these postings, it is nigh impossible to identify a hallmark without a good photograph. Given that caveat, I think your set is probably Austrian, between 1882 and 1922. The head in profile is probably the "Dianakopf" or "Diana's head" used as a guarantee of silver purity in Austria from 1866 to 1922 Its outline - and a number within it - indicate the silver standard: 1 = .950; 2 = .900; 3 = .800 (by far the most common) and 4 = .750. The "A" you mention in this mark would be the distinguishing letter for the assay office, in this case, "A" representing the primary office in Vienna. Also, the four-leaf clover is probably the mark of the firm of Alexander Sturm, a silverware factory founded in Vienna in 1882 and working at least until 1922. They were quite large, with over 100 workers in 1915. The "FS" is probably the actual workman's mark, but again, definitive identification is impossible without a good photo of the mark; there were at least 37 registered marks using these initals, in various types, outlines, etc. in the 1866-1922 period. Finally, I suspect Gust. Jenko is the retailer, for there is no Gustav Jenko (which I suspect is what it represents) listed among the very comprehensive list of Viennese makers for the period. Hope this helps! Ref: Waltraud Neuwirth, "Lexikon Wiener Gold- und Silberschmiede und ihre Punzen 1867-1922", v. 2
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blakstone Posts: 493 |
posted 07-11-2004 09:40 PM
Sorry, forgot to add that a photograph of the set itself might narrow the dating based on stylistic grounds. [This message has been edited by blakstone (edited 07-11-2004).] IP: Logged |
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