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What Is an Antique Italian Silver Snuff Box Worth?
What an antique Italian silver snuff box is worth: city marks, later copies, and verified auction prices from Rome, Venice and London houses.
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What Is an Antique Italian Silver Tea Set Worth?
What an Italian silver tea set is worth depends on maker, weight and marks. Verified auction results, and how to spot later or plated services.
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How to Identify Italian Silver Candlesticks by Marks and Construction
How to identify Italian silver candlesticks by city marks, threaded stems and detachable nozzles, from papal Rome to Venice, Naples and Genoa.
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The Silver of Palermo and Messina
Sicilian silver is dated by civic punches: Palermo's eagle, Messina's crowned cross, Trapani's DUI, then the island-wide Ceres head used from 1826.
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How to Identify Roman Silver Hallmarks of the Papal States
How to identify antique Roman silver by Papal States assay marks, including 1815 titles, the wolf punch, tiara and keys, and workshop lozenges.
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Dating Florentine Silver by Grand-Ducal Assay and Workshop Marks
Date Florentine silver by Grand-Ducal assay marks of 1832–1872, the Arte della Seta lion punch, and later FI workshop numbers used after 1934.
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Neapolitan Silver Hallmarks: NAP, Parthenope & Workshop Marks
How to read Neapolitan silver hallmarks: crowned NAP guild dates, French Parthenope punches, Bourbon 7/8 with N/E, and maker initials.
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Venetian Silver: Hallmarks, Lion of St Mark & Collector's Guide
Identify antique Venetian silver by the lion of St Mark, Zecca hallmarks, and 18th-century coffee pots. A collector's guide to dating marks.
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Antique Italian Silver: Hallmarks, 800 vs 925 & Collector's Guide
Learn to identify antique Italian silver: 800 vs 925, hallmarks from 1872 to today, regional schools, and collecting tips for international buyers.