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Stands approx 10cm high, with a 7cm diameter at the top tapering to a 5cm base.
Stands approx 10cm high, with a 7cm diameter at the top tapering to a 5cm base. I know - which makes it strange it's made of high purity silver -...
Agreed Any Jewelry, I've been looking at kiddush cups, but they all seem more ornate. I wonder if this was unfinished - ie not carved/etched.
No apology necessary, just wanted to make sure I understood :happy:
J Dagger you are correct - Japan uses 980 but even in the Taisho period (1912-24) they use characters rather than letters.
Thanks J Dagger - There is a British purity of 950 called Britannia - might be what you are thinking of. I will check out the others, but Mexico...
Thanks Debora, you mean the green part? The very centre is definitely butterfly wing under a clear cover - you can see the iridescent wings...
This gorgeous trinket box was my late father's but unfortunately I know nothing about it. Looks French to me, the body - maybe brass - is carved...
Thanks, it was tested in a bullion dealer's machine, so I believe it is.
Hi all Have this beaker and the only part of the mark I can make out is SILVER - I recently had it tested and it tested as 980 silver - and it...
Thanks Bercrystal I may do that. Don't want to be intrusive though.
Thanks AJ - do you think it's a dressing table pot or a match holder? Also, only two Kiwi members? Really - that's crazy!
Did you sell it recently by any chance? I have just bought this box/pot with the same markings, but also the same repousse work and pie crust...
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