Dutch silver wax box seal

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Brian P
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Dutch silver wax box seal

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Hi everyone…..I have recently acquired this little piece of silver which I believe is a Dutch wax box seal.Please could someone confirm and give me a possible date and maker.i have searched but have been unable to find.Thanks.
https://imgur.com/a/skXwuFy
https://imgur.com/a/u67iTX1
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Re: Dutch silver wax box seal

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Hi Brian, welcome to the forum.
Please embedded your images. It is not a wax box seal but silver needle case, in Dutch zilveren naaldenkoker
Are there no more than 2 marks?
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Re: Dutch silver wax box seal

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Hi Peter….I couldn’t seem to embed the images….i have posted before and had no issues….thanks for confirming what it is….I cannot find any other hallmarks at all using a loop….thanks.
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Hi, the embedded images:
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I got a candidate will check my reference books.


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Thanks you for doing that…..much appreciated…
It’s a lovely thing and feels nice in the hand…
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The maker's mark D dot H (D.H) for: Dirk Hoep, registered in Hoorn 1768-1811. It seems the town mark of the city of Hoorn is missing; the town mark is based on the coat of arms a music horn on a bow. Year letter V is for 1781.
Dirk Hoep is a silversmith who started his work in the 18th century. He was born in the small town of Schagen in 1735 and worked as a silversmith in Hoorn until his death in 1813. Known maker of needle cases



Herewith a clear image of his maker's mark on a purse made in 1781, including the town mark although upside down.
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Re: Dutch silver wax box seal

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Thank you very much……that’s really interesting I will do some more research and hopefully acquire a little more knowledge…
A beautiful little survivor rescued from a scrap lot….
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