HALLMARKS OF AUSTRIAN SILVER
MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF AUSTRIA
- 1781 - 1921 -

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Until 1867 the fineness of Austrian silver was indicated in "loth" (12 loth corresponding to 750/1000, 13 loth = 812/1000, 14 loth = 875/1000, 15 loth = 937/1000).
From 1867 the silver fineness was indicated by a number beside "Diana head": 1=950/1000 - 2=900/1000 - 3=800/1000 -4=750/1000

1780	1783	1790	1792	1795	1795	1806	1807

1813	1814	1819	1867	1867	1867	1867	1867 (small pieces)

TOWN IDENTIFICATION LETTER: A=Vienna - B=Prague - C= Salzburg - D=Lwow - E=Cracovia (1807-1809) - E=Hall (1824-1866) - F=Brno - G=Lienz - H= Graz - I = Klagenfurt - K = Lubiana - L = Trieste

TOWN IDENTIFICATION LETTER FROM 1867("Diana" and "Import mark" 1901-1921): A=Vienna - B=Lienz - C=Prague - D=Brno -E=Cracovia - F=Lwow - G=Graz - H-Hall - H=Bregenz (from 1872)- K=Klagenfurt - L=Lubiana - M=Trieste - N=Zadar - P=Pest - R=Kosice - T=Timisoara - U=Alba Julia - V=Zagreb

AUSTRIAN SILVER MARKS

	Vienna 1853: silversmith Stephan Mayerhofer & Carl Klinkosche ref: Neuwirth/Wiener Gold-und Silberschmiede und ihre Punzen 1822-1850 vol. II page 212
	Vienna, 1864: silversmith Josef Gedlitzka ref: Neuwirth/Wiener Gold-und Silberschmiede und ihre Punzen 1850-1866 vol. III page 138
	Vienna 1848: Meister Schifere ref: Rosenberg/Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen IV No.7861
	Vienna, c. 1905: Silberwarenfabrik Alexander Sturm ref: Divis/Markenzeichen auf Silber, page 125, Neuwirth/Wiener Gold-und Silberschmiede 1867-1922 vol. II page 239

	Hermann Ratzersdorfer: active Vienna, 1843-1881
	Oscar Julius Dietrich (1853-1940): active in Vienna, 1881-1924 Partecipated in the Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and 1925. Executed designs by Franz Delavilla, Emanuel Josef Margold, Dagobert Peche and the architects Hans Bolek and A.O. Holub. The workshop closed in 1931
	Vincenz Carl Dub: active Vienna, 1886-1924 (b. 1852 - d. 1924)
	Eduard Friedman: active Vienna, 1881-1919 Executed designs by Rudolf Karger, Milla Weltmann, and by the architects Hans Bolek, Philippe Hauser, Emanuel Josef Margold and Otto Prutscher.
	Georg Adam Scheid: active Vienna from 1862 Silversmith and jeweller famous for high-quality enamelling. Executed designs by Koloman Moser
	Wiener Werkstatte: active Vienna 1903 - 1932 Designers for Vienna Workshop were Carl Otto Czeschka, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Dagobert Peche, Otto Prutscher and Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill. Silversmiths with a maker's monogram were Josef Berger, Adolf Erbrich, Augustin Grotzbach, Josef Hossfeld, Josef Husnik, Josef Czech, Karl Kallert, Alfred Mayer, Anton Pribit, Eugen Pflaumer, Karl Ponocny, J. Sedlicky and Josef Wagner.