Can anyone help identify the country, workshop and years of work?
Can anyone help identify the country, workshop and years of work?
Hello! Can anyone help identify the country, workshop and years of work?
Re: Can anyone help identify the country, workshop and years of work?
Hi, what are the sizes and weight? If it is indeed a miniature brandy bowl H 2cm W 7cm, weight 16 gr, see Wessel Jansen.
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The Dutch dolphin mark; the 1859 duty mark for new unguaranteed objects of national origin. This mark was used on all new silver objects below legal standard of fineness, those with non-precious metal additions, and on new heavily gold or silver plated objects, as long as the average precious metal content after melting with the base metal was at least 250/1000. It was also struck on rejected objects which had been submitted at lowest standard of fineness. In that case the maker had to choose between destruction or unguaranteed marking. This mark was sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects.
Peter.
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The Dutch dolphin mark; the 1859 duty mark for new unguaranteed objects of national origin. This mark was used on all new silver objects below legal standard of fineness, those with non-precious metal additions, and on new heavily gold or silver plated objects, as long as the average precious metal content after melting with the base metal was at least 250/1000. It was also struck on rejected objects which had been submitted at lowest standard of fineness. In that case the maker had to choose between destruction or unguaranteed marking. This mark was sometimes also mistakenly used on old and foreign objects.
Peter.
Re: Can anyone help identify the country, workshop and years of work?
Thank you very much for your help!