Thank you oel. Probaly German silver Alloy. It was highly oxidized like 800 silver. The swan does not look like J. Kurz or Scleissners Hanau marks. The N looks similar to Gebruder Gutgesells however he does not show swan mark. I will try to research further or someone else may know maker.
I am a little stumped on this one cant tell if it is British Chinese or Canadian. Seems like the lion rampant is facing wrong. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you.
German Hanau silver marked snuff box like the Crown L items in resource section however has bird head instead of Crown L. Like to keep examples of cross over Hanau marks for reference never know when may be lucky to find more items marked as such. https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.9...
Hello Trev, Here is another shot of hallmark. It looks like a chevron in a circle, 800, then HF over H in an open end triangle. I am in the process of cleaning several pieces we have found last week. John
Also on the first one I am looking for additional hallmarks and cleaning out grey snuff from interior. This stuff is like concrete. I noticed a site previously posting Zilver.NL. They are showing 2 boxes with only the crosses and letter mark. May there have been a different set of stamps for items l...