Silver box - NOW WITH PHOTOS

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:10 am

I have a small hinged silver box - about 45x30x15mm. It is decorated with cherubs in an Italianate surrounding, with garlands round the sides.
It has several marks - including a capital 'A' topped with a crown, and a lion on it's hind legs - also topped with a crown. There is a shield with 3 blobs that could be sheaves of wheat - but it doesn't look quite like the Chester marks.
I've had it researched by 'experts' at a local auction house, but the best they can come up with is 'possibly Dutch'. This may be true - it was my mothers, and she was part Dutch (by way of New York).

Any clues gratefully received!
Peg
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/peg_luddi ... pg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/peg_luddi ... pg&.src=ph

Post by **dragonflywink** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:46 pm

Sounds like they might be fantasy or pseudo marks from Hanau, Germany or the Netherlands. Try to post pictures of the piece and the marks.

Cheryl ;o)