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Help Identifying Silver Salt Dips

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:09 pm
by IWantMyMonkeyMan
My guess is that these salt dips ( I have 3 ) are Mexican. The mark reads Plata Zetko 1015. They are hand done, with cast feet.

Thanks in advance,

Todd

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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:02 pm
by admin
Hi,
Your salts are from Peru and each was raised from a Peruvian silver coin. The coat of arms at the center of the coin was left alone as the outer edge was forged into the walls of the bowl.
Regards, Tom

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:04 pm
by dragonflywink
The center of the bowl shows the coat of arms of Peru, would guess that it was wrought from a silver coin (can see the remnants of a staff and robes from the reverse of the coin, on the base of your piece).

Cheryl ;o)

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:07 pm
by dragonflywink
Jinx, Tom owes me a Coke!

Muchas Gracias

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:47 pm
by IWantMyMonkeyMan
Wow, thanks for the help. I think I owe each of you a soda...