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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4501390, member: 5515"]I agree, in no particular order, the positive qualities I see so far:</p><p><br /></p><p>-Good tarnish signs (tarnish forming in the cracks)</p><p>-Hazy/foggy tarnish</p><p>-No small air holes on the lids (I’ve noticed this on a lot of silver plate pieces and I’m guessing it’s related to the dipping process)</p><p>-Quality of the pieces/design seems correct</p><p>-Inside of teapots look correct, ie it doesn’t look like plated pieces often do on the inside</p><p>-Overall weight of the pieces seems reasonable for silver</p><p>-No signs of color differentiation on the base that sometimes occurs with base metals or nickel silver</p><p>-The marks themselves were clearly hammered in and an obverse dent is visible (indication of soft metals)</p><p>-Some small imperfections like dents/scrapes consistent with soft metal</p><p><br /></p><p>I should have some more time tonight, I’ll try to research more German makers marks. I do find it odd that these pieces appear to be well made, I would expect more pieces from the maker could be found. Whether plated or real silver, they clearly had craftsmanship, so it’s odd that I haven’t managed to find the maker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4501390, member: 5515"]I agree, in no particular order, the positive qualities I see so far: -Good tarnish signs (tarnish forming in the cracks) -Hazy/foggy tarnish -No small air holes on the lids (I’ve noticed this on a lot of silver plate pieces and I’m guessing it’s related to the dipping process) -Quality of the pieces/design seems correct -Inside of teapots look correct, ie it doesn’t look like plated pieces often do on the inside -Overall weight of the pieces seems reasonable for silver -No signs of color differentiation on the base that sometimes occurs with base metals or nickel silver -The marks themselves were clearly hammered in and an obverse dent is visible (indication of soft metals) -Some small imperfections like dents/scrapes consistent with soft metal I should have some more time tonight, I’ll try to research more German makers marks. I do find it odd that these pieces appear to be well made, I would expect more pieces from the maker could be found. Whether plated or real silver, they clearly had craftsmanship, so it’s odd that I haven’t managed to find the maker.[/QUOTE]
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