Postby blakstone » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:56 pm
Definitely Hanau pseudomarks. I've cross-referenced hundreds of these and can say with reasonable certainty that yours are those of Ludwig Neresheimer - one of the most prolific Hanau "antique style" manufactories - and date from the first quarter of the 20th century. The "Z" by the way, is sideways; it's an "N" (nothing to do with Neresheimer but in imitation of 16th - 18th century Nuremburg).