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I inherited a silver box from my great aunt. Thanks to this site I may have identified it as a 1911 .833 Dutch Silver box by by C. Schoorl, Zaandijk, 1875-1914.

I am including pictures showing the box and its marks.
I also have links where I pieced this together.
Do you think I am right? What was this box used for? I hope that someone may help solve this mystery.

Here are my pictures:

Box Front with Quarter
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w43 ... xfront.jpg

Box Top with Quarter
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w43 ... boxtop.jpg

Lion Passant
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w43 ... a/lion.jpg

B
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w432/kromtara/b.jpg

G7S
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w43 ... ra/G7S.jpg

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Here are my links:
Lion Passant and B (1911?)
http://www.925-1000.com/Fnetherlands_Date_Code.html
Silversearcherz post showing G7S
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19128#p43573
Another G7S
viewtopic.php?t=3737&highlight=g7s

and finally (admin edit - see Posting Requirements )

Hi,

Hello Kromtara,

Welcome to the forum and you are correct.

Dutch lion passant above 2 for silver 83.3% fineness mark used 1814-1953
Date letter B for 1911
Maker’s mark G7S for; Geradus Schoorl with outlets in Zaandijk, Amsterdam & Haarlem, mark used 1875/1914.
What was this box used for? Scene of the Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn. Looking at the size of the box I believe it could have been a cigarette box with or without an inside wooden liner.

The box looks very dirty and shows residue of old polish cream. My advices please see;

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=26020

Regards,

Oel

Thank you, thank you Oel!
You even identified the scene.
Mystery solved

the front side is probably a scene from the painter Jan Steen.

regards, Annet

Night's end in a tavern - Jan Steen





Oel

Thank you Annet and Oel.
Really nice! Now I am thinking of getting prints of these too.