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Nice piece!

Hi,
The writing is Cambodian, but I don't read Cambodian/Khmer.
The number may be 800, or 900, which would indicate 80% or 90% silver, if accurate.

I have something similar. Except the bottom mark says that "it is made of 1st degree silver and it weighs 55 baht". Could you enlighten me on the purity of the so-called "1st degree silver"? I have not found much info about it in English. Thanks! [/quote] The Thai silver content...

Hi dani, Japan produced beautiful items made of pure tin that looked a lot like silver. I believe that is what you have here (unless you have tested it as silver). If you turn your image right side up, you will see the top character in that long row is: 錫 (tin) – not the jungin mark for silver 銀 htt...

I learned on another forum that the bottom two characters are 徳力 meaning "Tokuriki" which is a very old company in Japan that deals in precious metals.

Hi,
It does not say "silver." It's likely the maker's or the retailer's mark.
You would need to test it to find out if it's made of silver. Might be.

Hi,
Referring to the (right side up) photo posted by Oel, the character on the right ( 银 ) means "silver", but the character on the left ( 纹 ) is not the word for pure. I've never seen that on a silver piece. Google translate says it means "pattern"

Hi, The Thai writing (written with dots) says it's a high grade of silver and that it weighs about 2-1/2 ounces. I can't read the Chinese parts, but it's safe to say it was made in Thailand by a Chinese company/maker. The workmanship is not so good. Also, you should test the silver content. Don't re...

How old is this teapot?

I can see from the jungin mark that it is made of silver.

What do the other characters mean?

(It's about 3-1/2 inches in diameter)

Thanks

Indonesian, not Thai.

(But neither Indonesia nor Thailand are "middle eastern.")

Whoops, sorry about that forum faux pas.
I wasn't sure about that, but now I know.

It looks more like Whiting than anything else I have seen. I have a similar one, also unidentified so far, on a matchbox holder. The extensions from the circle are straight lines, not looped. Can't find it anywhere. (That's a W, not an A, in the circle,) https://i.imgur.com/K3x2pjC.jpg https://i.img...

I concur with MGArgent. It says "silver" plus the maker's mark which I cannot read.

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You did a great job on the translation! Did most of my work for me. I see the two as saying the same thing, though arranged slightly differently, and with one misspelling. Strange that they would repeat the same message. ทีระลึก (commonly) keepsake, souvenir, or gift จาก from คณะเทศมนตรื (kana tesam...

Hi, MGA, I have lots of experience with Thai silver fakes, even old well-marked pieces. Sometimes testing even shows that, on a bowl for example, the bottom, the sides and the rim are different metals, such as a good grade silver, low grade silver, and nickel silver or other tin alloys all on the sa...

I second the comment by Dognose: The Chinese characters most probably identify the actual silversmith, with KW, Kwan Wo, being the retailer. That's how it usually was with most of the Hong Kong and much of Chinese silver of that period.

Whoops! Sorry, I should have read your initial post first.

And now I've been told (by someone on another forum) what the characters say:

" 伊勢丹謹製 - Isetan Kinsei - Carefully Made by Isetan

Isetan is one of the most prestigious department stores in Japan."

Okay, I've found out that the lower character is "made." So it's "silver made," or "made of silver."

I'd still like to know the bottom line of the middle image. Likely the maker?