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Discussion in 'Silver' started by Dory64, Oct 22, 2022.

  1. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Hi all, I picked up these pieces in a recent online auction, so didn't get to see the hallmarks (or in one case, that it was unmarked) till they arrived.
    The wee desk - not sure if it's miniature doll's house furniture or a stamp box or something. The mark is on the bottom of the desk and very hard to see - but there is what looks like a sickle, so I thought it might be Russian, however couldn't find such a hallmark. It looks like there are hallmarks on the top of the desk in the first photo but they are part of the design.
    The shoe - a pincushion sans cushion - is marked star 122 AR & 800. I see such marks are Italian but on silvercollection.it the numbers only go up to 119 which is 1970s - I had expected it would be antique.
    Lastly the machine turned snuff box was advertised as silver, and had a weight so I assumed it would be actual silver not plate. It is unmarked but my local antiques dealer acid tested it and said it appeared to be silver.
    As always, thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Oh how I CRAVE that table ! Crave ! It ticks 3 of my loves...silver,miniature and a box ! Im hopeless at marks,but someone should be along soon.
     
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  3. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    I don't know why, but I like the shoe!
     
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  4. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Johnny - fabulous isn't it?! I absolutely love it, however I overspent and I'm going to have to sell it :banghead:. I'll list a few of the items I got and hope others sell before it does. Any idea of the value? I've seen Dutch and English ones that are similar and they seem to be priced at a few hundred GBP - not sold thought so who knows?
     
  5. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, it's quite cool too, but I'm less keen on 20th Century stuff, so hoping I'm wrong and it's older.
     
  6. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

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    Dory64 Well-Known Member

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    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

  9. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The world needs more boxes, especially pretty boxes.:)
    Box lovers of the world unite!:singing:
     
  11. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Plus you can hide things in them,so people dont see how much you REALLY have !
     
  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    ;):joyful:
     
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  13. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    LoL I have so much "junk" (as my husband calls it) I have it in boxes (of the cardboard variety) in the spare room - which I can almost not get into any more. ;)
     
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  14. BoudiccaJones

    BoudiccaJones Well-Known Member

    I've just picked up a copy of this book from a charity shop
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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Wonderful, congrats Bou, and thanks for showing us.:happy::kiss:
    Off to find a copy, you never know, one could have ended up here.;):)
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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