The maker is Johann Siegmund Kurz & Co, a famous silversmith from Hanau who began silversmithing in the 1870s. The symbol to which you refer was used through the 1960s. I've found this website to be very helpful: http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_5.html
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Swan marking by: Rian
I have an old gold ring that has been passed down the family from the first Aussie fleet.. on the inside it has been stamped with two small rectangular shapes,one with the no.9 and hard to make out but maybey ct and the other a letter S and definitely a swan.I can not find any symbols that match it.cheers.
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x by: Anonymous
I will try to get a picture up Thankyou very much
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Swan Mark by: Anonymous
Hi Zoe, thank you for your question. Without seeing the marks on this piece it's impossible to identify. Because, not only must we be certain it is in fact a SWAN symbol and not a seagull or an eagle, etc. but the style of the letters and the stamp behind them are equally important, and without a photo we cannot see these.
What I can tell you is that a SWAN in an OVAL is a French mark used on foreign or unknown SILVER articles. Your silver heart shaped box embellished with cupids sounds beautiful and if it is a Swan in an oval, it could be a French hallmark.
