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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 54766, member: 111&quot;]It&#039;s a typical &#039;antique&#039; style Dutch piece from the late 19th century, with a mix of official marks and pseudo-marks, which were intended to insinuate greater age.&nbsp; The partially obscured mark to the left of the dolphin would be the maker&#039;s mark, almost certainly &#039;RS&#039; over &#039;2&#039; for Jans Rinze Spaanstra, working 1843-96, the dolphin duty mark would indicate that it assayed out under the .833 minimum fineness, and the key indicating it was intended for export - the others are pseudo-marks.&nbsp; Might just be a small vase, or perhaps a shaker missing its top...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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