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Hi drillo - I think all you need and asked had been anwered. There is nothing more to say. If the two Tea Caddies (Christie´s) are authentic or not is without seeing the marks impossible. You must know that. For me the discussion is really exhausted. Regards Zolotnik Ok, if the discussion is exhau...

Hi Zolotnik! New delivery? Please be so kind to be a little more clear: you just posted this "new delivery" Tea Caddy. At least you could express a clear opinion about it so everyone would understand your point. If you think this "new delivery" is a fake, just say it! If you are ...

Tks very much for all your comments. After all your opinions I have made my idea. We all agree that it is not Faberge. Having considered that, the next step is that somebody wanted to make a fake Faberge. I think that if he'd want to make a better fake he would have done it in a different way, close...

Tks for confirming, Dad!

Hi again AG2012, and tks for your comment and for confirming the engaving (all or part of it) is hand made. As to arrow n.2 I would not now, but IF it is original and IF it is over 100 years old, then I guess some wear sould be normal. As to arrow n.1 you should reconsider what you wrote as that tra...

Tks for your reply and opinion Dad.

Larger images for you to judge the engraving.
Original or fake I don't know as it is not my field, but to me it still looks like hand made.
You all are the experts and understand much more then me. Hand-made or machine-made???

To my eyes it looks like hand made engraving and not machine made. I think that machine-made engravings ought to be more precise and more uniform, whereas here there are many little differences and "impresiosions" that for me belong to a hand made work. It is just my impression, but maybe ...

Images of the top of my Tea Caddy from outisde and inside

Better image with the punches on handle

Hi. It is not necessary to hurry with conclusions. On the tea caddy shown by you there is a rare punch: for export. Such punch put (1899-1908), when officially export out abroad for sale and thus returned a half of tax . Best Reg.. Hi Dad, just to be clear, are you saying that you think the Tea Cad...

And tks to you all for your comments and opinins!

Hi drillo, Please confirm that you have obtained permission from the copyright holder to display the images of the two tea caddies. Trev. Hi Trev, "Fair Use" allows the use of any images for commentary, criticism, research etc... in complete respect of copyright law, without any need to a...

Hi drillo - what else do you need to know or what do you expect from me? What we do here is more or less a distance-diagnosis based on many years of experience (good and bad, victory and defeat, correspondence and error). Of course is it important to inspect certain doubtful objects in person - but...

I just bought this ``Russian Art Nouveau Silver Tea Caddy dating from the early 1900s, pre revolution`` from a seller in Missouri. (PO Box, though, no address). And this is the funniest thing: `` Please check for availability``. Fortunately, there were some in stock right now. Population is slightl...

I always appreciate and respect your opinion and your help Zolotnik! And clearely I understood it! But please be so kind to help me understand more about your view and experiece. About the two posted tea caddies, I do not have images of their marks, the two objects were sold by Christie's and are on...

Actually I felt the same curiosity about that mark, that clearely has been re-struck. On the contrary, on the top of the cork the mark is very clear... What can be the reason for re-strucking it? 1) If you think it is authentic, even if it looks odd, it could be because it did not mark well enough t...

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As I wrote, I am not an expert. But my initial idea is close to what Dad wrote. Honestly I thought the quality was not enough to be a Faberge, but I also thought the object was not a modern production or a modern fake. My idea was that it possibly was a late XIX original piece and then the Faberge m...

Hi drillo - I know how it is when someone tells you that you have a fake - but after the shock and the disappointment - it is necessary to start investigating - in a kind of forensic method... Hi Zolotnik, maybe I have not been clear enough: no shock and no disappointment at all in any case! If I p...