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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3367388, member: 2844"]It is Chinese Export Silver, beautiful and very collectible. The metal content of CES is usually ca 900.</p><p>Here is a list of CES marks:</p><p><a href="https://www.925-1000.com/chinex_marks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.925-1000.com/chinex_marks.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.925-1000.com/chinex_marks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If it isn't there, you can check this site:</p><p><a href="http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/about-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/about-2/" rel="nofollow">http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/about-2/</a></p><p>Adrien has a comprehensive pdf file with CES marks. I think you can also ask him for an id through a contact form.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like it was made in commission for a European family, with their crest and other symbols like a pine cone (not acorn <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />).</p><p>My guess would be a family with a Breton (France) connection. Those symbols on the crest look related to the ermine symbols on the crest of Brittany.</p><p>This is the crest of Brittany:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRD1EOl167sbw-zBODMEQ2TYL2305ofw_smy5isSPRGuEPQfPkf%26s&sp=1609932526Ta34cd442a1163ca9e2260a0314b45373ff2b40a6a9e090f5d9b11f0b662e426b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] , any ideas?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3367388, member: 2844"]It is Chinese Export Silver, beautiful and very collectible. The metal content of CES is usually ca 900. Here is a list of CES marks: [URL]https://www.925-1000.com/chinex_marks.html[/URL] If it isn't there, you can check this site: [URL]http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/about-2/[/URL] Adrien has a comprehensive pdf file with CES marks. I think you can also ask him for an id through a contact form. It looks like it was made in commission for a European family, with their crest and other symbols like a pine cone (not acorn :)). My guess would be a family with a Breton (France) connection. Those symbols on the crest look related to the ermine symbols on the crest of Brittany. This is the crest of Brittany: [IMG]https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRD1EOl167sbw-zBODMEQ2TYL2305ofw_smy5isSPRGuEPQfPkf%26s&sp=1609932526Ta34cd442a1163ca9e2260a0314b45373ff2b40a6a9e090f5d9b11f0b662e426b[/IMG] [USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] , any ideas?[/QUOTE]
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