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Author | Topic: French countermark |
goldresearch Posts: 15 |
posted 07-18-2006 09:29 AM
Can anybody tell me what is a "countermark" applied on old french silver items. Greetings from Austria goldresearch IP: Logged |
salmoned Posts: 336 |
posted 07-18-2006 02:28 PM
This is not quite within my comfort zone, but a countermark is the mark left by the back rest (on the side opposite the standard mark) when the standard is applied. I'm sure someone else will soon elaborate. IP: Logged |
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 07-18-2006 04:22 PM
See the illustrations and a discussion of the bigorne marks embedded in this long thread (Small French cup - Part 1). IP: Logged |
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