Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box

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jaszel
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Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box

Postby jaszel » Mon Nov 09, 2015 9:14 pm

Please help identifying the maker of this snuff box.
Thank you.
Jasmine
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Re: Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box

Postby oel » Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:56 am

Hi Jasmine, welcome to the forum.

Silver coin box, the dimensions for a proper coin or penny box should be around 2 to 4 cm tall and diameter around 2 cm.

Image #1; Silver coin (penny) box made 19th century with pseudo or fantasy marks. Image #2; fantasy maker’s mark. Image #3; fantasy town mark for Amsterdam. Image# 4; the bottom of the box is a print of a (fantasy) 'Silver rider' coin. Image #5 could be the Dutch Gothic date letter L (up sight down) for 1895.
Image #6; Dutch standard mark silver .833 fineness (used 1814-1953). Please check for a proper Dutch maker’s mark although it could have been overstruck, with a pseudo mark and check for an office mark(Minerva head). For more info about pseudo marks see:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28590
Information about Dutch (hall)marks see;
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32028
An other coin box but a little older:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=31413&p=78502&hilit=flaming+heart#p78502

Best,

Peter

jaszel
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Re: Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box

Postby jaszel » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:01 pm

Dear Peter,
Thank you for your warm welcome and your detailed explanation.
Best regards,
Jasmine


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