Help to identify marks

[joho]

Hi - I need help identifing these marks from a set of 6 buttons. Could be Dutch, but not sure. The marks are; an anchor, a tree (possibly) and an E. Could the marks be spurious? Many thanks John

[oel]

Hi Joho,

Difficult, both anchor and tree could be a maker’s mark. During the Dutch Guilds; a date letter only in combination with a city guild mark. Small/miniature items sometimes only maker’s mark or with maker’s mark and city mark with or without a date letter. My first impression not Dutch and perhaps pseudo marks, to give the buttons an antique look. What can you tell us about the provenance of the buttons?

Oel

[joho]

Hi Oel - thanks very much for your opinion and information. Unfortunately I have no further information about the buttons or their provenance. My 'Dutch' assumption was purely a guess, so no closer to identification. I think at this time, all we can say about them is that they are probably European dating sometime in 18th to 20th century. Thanks again - kind regards John