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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 147800, member: 111&quot;]Still not where I can check my references on salts or Asian silver, but can&#039;t shake a feeling of familiarity on these (may have just been that I&#039;ve run across them when shopping or researching my Mom&#039;s salt collection).&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 16px">Have little doubt that they are at least .925 fineness, and frankly, the lack of a &#039;Sterling&#039; mark on a post WWII piece seems unlikely.&nbsp; Over the years have seen Japanese pieces bearing maker&#039;s or retailer&#039;s marks that couldn&#039;t date any later than the early 20th century, but also finding much later marks on identical or very similar items - as in many areas, there isn&#039;t always a narrow dating window.&nbsp; The figural &#039;Geisha&#039; souvenir spoons are a perfect example, found bearing a variety of marks, from late Meiji to mid 20th century (they are pictured in an Asian goods catalog from around 1915-20)...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px">~Cheryl</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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