Heart Shape Pill Box - Makers Mark Help

[pauline5555]

Found great little heart shaped pill box. Looks early to me with hand chasing detail on handle and brass pinning in hinge. I am not sure of age or origin though. Would love some help. Only marks are as shown. Looks like a capital M in square cartouche.

Thanks

http://i32.tinypic.com/21al44w.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/f0uc28.jpg

[dragonflywink]

Suspect someone will be along to help with identification, but in the meantime you might want to investigate hovedvansaeg / luktevannshus / scent hearts:

http://www.925-1000.com/silverglossary5.html

~Cheryl

[Hose_dk]

whats in center of M? there should be nothing. In that case Mathias Brandt Meinert born 1732 dead 1825. Master july 5th 1758.
Living in Østergade (street) in Tønder (town)
Also a merchant.

[JAKJO]

Hi all,

I had a look at Meinert's "M". I'm not sure that it is a perfect match. Could it perhaps be Norwegian? I checked Norske sølvstempler
gullsmedhåndverk i byene på Østlandet før 1870 by Jorunn Fossberg, 1994, Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, but no match.

Best regards/JAKJO