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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 2662936, member: 111&quot;]Having a bit of a problem following all your concerns, and suggest if you&#039;re asking about problems with marks, they should be posted, but I&#039;m unclear as to whether this piece has any (no?) - anyway, under a certain weight (around 7 or 8 grams, my brain is fuzzy right now), British silver was/is not<i> required</i> to be hallmarked.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally see no&#039; fakery&#039;, looks to be a late 19th century piece that&#039;s maybe had a bit of a rough life - suspect the front was damaged, perhaps stepped on, the repair looks good on the outside (cute engraved owl), but there does appear to be quite a bit of soldering around the rim interior, as well as on that odd &#039;star&#039; bit that is probably a reinforcement (it&#039;s kinda cool to me).</p><p><br /></p><p>The bale looks like a replacement, and is a bit large, but wouldn&#039;t consider it an issue (you say the bale is attached to a hinge?).&nbsp; The hinge likely has a steel pin, the reason it attracts a magnet, not anything particularly out of the ordinary, nor would it be unusual for the interior frame that held in the glass to be plated base metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your images as &#039;Full Image&#039; - awkward having to keep clicking on thumbnails...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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