Help Identifying Silver Salt Dips

[IWantMyMonkeyMan]

My guess is that these salt dips ( I have 3 ) are Mexican. The mark reads Plata Zetko 1015. They are hand done, with cast feet.

Thanks in advance,

Todd

[admin]

Hi,
Your salts are from Peru and each was raised from a Peruvian silver coin. The coat of arms at the center of the coin was left alone as the outer edge was forged into the walls of the bowl.
Regards, Tom

[dragonflywink]

The center of the bowl shows the coat of arms of Peru, would guess that it was wrought from a silver coin (can see the remnants of a staff and robes from the reverse of the coin, on the base of your piece).

Cheryl ;o)

[dragonflywink]

Jinx, Tom owes me a Coke!

[IWantMyMonkeyMan]

Wow, thanks for the help. I think I owe each of you a soda...