Help Identifying Silver Marks and Purpose of This Item

I found this piece at a flea market and paired it with a lid (it originally came without one). I’m not sure if it was meant to have a lid or if this one belongs to it, but it fits perfectly.


I have no idea what the silver marks mean. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Why does it says stFrling on it

edit: i think is just plated

 

First mark looks like a Viking ship and the last one like a wolf's head. Scandinavian?
StFerling is probably just Sterling misstamped

 

Unusual marks like that, that are clearly not official assay marks, are usually American.
In this case it is Hartford Sterling Co from Philadelphia:

https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_H.html

 

The "wolf" is a horse

 

In your defense, it looked quite hairy and the nose too thin and pointy for a horse.

 

The one from 925-1000 is much clearer

 

Still a bit wolfish. Maybe a wolf-horse?

 

It’s a jewellery box right?

 

Could be, it looks like there is glue on the inside that would have held a velvet or satin lining in place.

Without a lining, trinket box is a coverall term for such small boxes.

 

Looks like a salt to me.

 

With the 1st pic I keep thinking there's a small spoon sticking out, but that's the power cord in the background

 

small enuf for a salt !

 

It is Sterling silver meaning it has 92.5% pure silver mixed 7.5% in other metals. It is an open salt cellar.

 

It is lidded (first photo).

 

Once more proof of the excellent attention skills of someone with ADD.

 

I'd call it a salt and add it to my collection

 

The OP stated "I found this piece at a flea market and paired it with a lid (it originally came without one)"
He found a lid that fit it, not original to the salt

 

In fact, the lid may actually be original. The seller had a bunch of silver miniatures (mostly broken) and this lid was lying 20 cm away.