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I wonder if anyone can assist with the maker of this Dutch tobacco or snuff box?


aan poulus aarts die gedurende 55 jaren als timmerman op het kastel mourick is werkzaam geweest word deze als een aandenken op zim 50jaren huwelijksfeest door den ondergeteekende aangeboden 5 mei 1872 van beresteyn van maurick translates roughly into English as
to poulus aarts who worked as a carpenter on the mourick castle for 55 years, he is offered as a memento at his 50 year wedding party by the undersigned 5 May 1872 of beresteyn van maurick

Hi Dartsil,

Silver tobacco box ribbed pattern.

Minerva Head or assay office mark with regional assay office letter B for Utrecht. Standard mark lion passant 2 for silver 833/000.
The maker's mark appears to me I.B under "acorn"(?) one of the marks used by; Jan Henderik Christiaan Alexander Brinker, registered silversmith in the cities of Utrecht, Zwolle, Doesburg, Deventer and Zutphen from 1828-1888. Is there no year letter present?


https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_Maurick

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboo ... l/I219.php

Peter.

Many thanks, been over the box and no, there is no year date letter present on the box.