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935 silver vesta - match box - maker? Origin?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:22 am
by sebastian4743
I have an interesting vesta made of 935 silver and I cannot figure out the marks which ar on the rim of it. Any ideas?
Re: 935 silver vesta - match box - maker? Origin?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:36 am
by AG2012
Hi,
The maker is Louis Kuppenheim,Pforzheim,Germany
Regards
Re: 935 silver vesta - match box - maker? Origin?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:40 am
by AG2012
See here for the mark on your vesta case and dating the maker:
http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... im#p124487
Re: 935 silver vesta - match box - maker? Origin?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:47 am
by sebastian4743
Thank you for your help. The dating is rather difficult as the LK is in a oval but the silver purity is not in a cartouche. My guess would be that it was made after 1920.