Jewelry Research Maker's Marks

[mn90403]

Many of us find jewelry and then search online to see who made it or what a mark means.  This helpful site, Heritage Auctions, lists several tools to help establish the value of our finds.

https://jewelry.ha.com/ref/designer-marks.zx

What databases do you use?

Mitchel

[kac]

Been just searching images of makers marks on the net.

[mn90403]

This one is a nice read.

https://www.jewelry-auctioned.com/learn/jewelry-how-tos/how-to-understand-the-meaning-of-gold-hallmarks

[mn90403]

Ok, I've experienced the fakes.  Where is a good place to learn about fake jewelry?

Here:

https://brightside.me/inspiration-tips-and-tricks/12-useful-tips-on-how-to-spot-fake-jewelry-601610/

[mn90403]

There are lots of repositories for these things.  Here is another one dealing with the Makers Marks or Trade Marks on jewelry.

https://www.langantiques.com/university/jewelry-makers-mark/

This one has a cool search engine where you can type in the name of the symbol or character you see:

https://www.langantiques.com/university/makers-marks-2/