Andrea 925
- Maker
- Andrea attributed, not confirmed
- Recorded on
- 1 piece
The mark "Andrea 925" combines an artisan or maker's name with a standard decimal purity hallmark. The "925" stamp certifies that the metal comprises at least 92.5% pure silver, conforming to standard sterling silver fineness requirements. The specific workshop, designer, or silversmith operating under the name "Andrea" has not been definitively identified in standard hallmark registries, functioning here as a direct maker's signature.
Pieces documented with this stamp exhibit complex silversmithing techniques, most notably heavy repoussé and chase work forming dimensional floral motifs and scrolling foliate patterns. The construction suggests late 20th-century vintage production, typically executed on statement-scale accessories such as belt buckles and ornamental silver items.
When evaluating this mark, it is important to distinguish it from other commercial designers using the name, such as Andrea Candela (commonly marked with specific copyright stamps, "DCI", or distinctive stylized branding) or Italian provincial hallmarks bearing the name Andrea alongside numeric guild and province cartouches.
Previously sold with this mark
Kept on the record — a maker's back catalogue is most of the evidence that a mark is what we say it is.
What this entry is based on
- one piece carrying this mark, handled and photographed by this shop Written with the piece in hand. No published hallmark reference covers most of these marks.
Nothing outside this shop has been checked for this mark yet. What is above comes from the pieces themselves and from what was written while they were in hand.
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