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andrewshane

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iconnumber posted 03-06-2006 11:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for andrewshane     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What a great forum! I'm very glad to have found this site. It is wonderful. Moderators, thanks for your hard work.

I have recenlty purchased some Mexican sterling holloware with a mark I cannot identify. It is marked "0.925 Luilla" in script. It also has the Eagle 1 stamp. Now, I found a Luella in one of my books but not Luilla. The script is very nice. Could this be a fake of Luella or does anyone know the maker Luilla? I'll try to find a third party site to host some photos if I need to. Thanks. Andrew

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agleopar

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iconnumber posted 03-06-2006 08:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for agleopar     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Welcome to the forums, your enthusiasm has most likely been shared by a few new members, myself included!

Have you done a serch in the forums (above on the right) and /or on the web?
Could the book be wrong...

I know very little about Mexican silver but it would be very unusual, almost anywhere, to fake something unless there was a large monetary gain to be made.

Hope one of the Mexican experts step up, keep at it and good luck.

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Thanks for the welcome. I never thought about the book being wrong. It is the Little Book of Mexican Silver by Bille Hougart. So far it has been a really good reference for me. I have searched this site and found no results either. A Google search of both spellings was fruitless too. I do hope someone can help. This is a very nice set of 12 chalices.

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