Please help identifying the maker of this snuff box.
Thank you.
Jasmine
Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box
Re: Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box
Hi Jasmine, welcome to the forum.
Silver coin box, the dimensions for a proper coin or penny box should be around 2 to 4 cm tall and diameter around 2 cm.
Image #1; Silver coin (penny) box made 19th century with pseudo or fantasy marks. Image #2; fantasy maker’s mark. Image #3; fantasy town mark for Amsterdam. Image# 4; the bottom of the box is a print of a (fantasy) 'Silver rider' coin. Image #5 could be the Dutch Gothic date letter L (up sight down) for 1895.
Image #6; Dutch standard mark silver .833 fineness (used 1814-1953). Please check for a proper Dutch maker’s mark although it could have been overstruck, with a pseudo mark and check for an office mark(Minerva head). For more info about pseudo marks see:
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28590
Information about Dutch (hall)marks see;
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32028
An other coin box but a little older:
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... art#p78502
Best,
Peter
Silver coin box, the dimensions for a proper coin or penny box should be around 2 to 4 cm tall and diameter around 2 cm.
Image #1; Silver coin (penny) box made 19th century with pseudo or fantasy marks. Image #2; fantasy maker’s mark. Image #3; fantasy town mark for Amsterdam. Image# 4; the bottom of the box is a print of a (fantasy) 'Silver rider' coin. Image #5 could be the Dutch Gothic date letter L (up sight down) for 1895.
Image #6; Dutch standard mark silver .833 fineness (used 1814-1953). Please check for a proper Dutch maker’s mark although it could have been overstruck, with a pseudo mark and check for an office mark(Minerva head). For more info about pseudo marks see:
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28590
Information about Dutch (hall)marks see;
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32028
An other coin box but a little older:
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... art#p78502
Best,
Peter
Re: Help with Silver Dutch Snuff Box
Dear Peter,
Thank you for your warm welcome and your detailed explanation.
Best regards,
Jasmine
Thank you for your warm welcome and your detailed explanation.
Best regards,
Jasmine