What was this rack used for?

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niceguy1
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What was this rack used for?

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HI

What was this small glass box topped by a silver rack used for? It only has 1 poorly struck hallmark (shown here from both sides) but I’m certain it’s silver.

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WarrenKundis
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Re: What was this rack used for?

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Morning Niceguy,

French hallmarks, Minerva on the outside. Believe the corners were clipped indicating a 900/1000 parts silver. Your looking at a bigorne anti-counterfeting mark opposite the Minerva. Will let somene else figure out the particular usage of this object.

Warren
JayT
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Re: What was this rack used for?

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Good call on the French mark! A clarification on French silver standards: Minerva in an octagonal reserve indicates 950 standard silver, NOT 900.

Sorry, can’t help on the use of this object.
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Re: What was this rack used for?

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Thank you Jay for the correction.

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