There's definitely at least four hallmarks. But none which I recognise as being British in any way.
I've cleaned the interior as best as I can, including scraping off the black crusting of whatever the hell that stuff is. There's no other marks,...
...what's that for?
So. Any consensus yet? I've scoured loads of pages and websites, but...nothing yet.
That was the shared opinion of two other dealers I showed it to, but they couldn't give me a date, beyond the early 1800s. Another guy said it...
I bought this today, along with a silver vinaigrette (I'll make a thread about that one later). It's silver, and that's all I know about it. I...
Oh okay, sorry.
Nicholas II was Tsar from 1894 - 1917. So the date is probably 1899?
"Pinchbeck" is the name given to a type of high-gloss/high-polished glittering gold-coloured alloy of copper and zinc. Basically it's brass....
IT WAS COLONEL MUSTARD IN THE LIBRARY WITH THE CANDLESTICK!! ...wait, what are we talking about?
I think I said that they were quizzing glasses and lorgnettes.
A quizzing glass was a popular Georgian and Victorian-era accessory. They're small pocket-sized magnifying glasses. Exactly why they attained the...
I won this lot at my very first night-auction at my local auction-house. Was very, very excited! I've been chasing after a quizzing glass for damn...
Price: Zilch. Silverplate of any kind is almost impossible to sell. If it's been engraved, it's even harder to sell.
Looks like gilt brass. Early 20th century. 1890-1915-ish. Possibly a BIT older, but I doubt any newer. Possibly (almost certainly) missing the...
Here's the interior... [ATTACH]
I'll snap a few more photos later today and see if I can get anything better. I'm pretty familiar with German hallmarks but I'm not recognising...
Why would I need that? And it's about 2.5 inches or thereabouts.
And that's literally all that I know about it. Where was it made, and when? Anybody know? Hallmark photos included. I think it's very cute :)...
What a lovely silver flask! And I love the images, so funny!! :D
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