This is my first post and I live in Sweden. I bought this nice little silver box with a hinged cover or vinaigrette with unidentified marks, but the seller described it as 19th century and probably from the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). The box is 1,06 in high (27 mm) and the width is 0,98 in (25mm) and the alloy is 13/16 (1/16=1 ‘Lot’).
After searching the reference literature, silver forums and homepages I am more prone to that it was produced in Germany 1750–1850. In Sweden we have the same type of silver boxes apt to contain a sponge soaked in vinegar.
I found out that Elberfeld, a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; that was an independent town until 1929 has a similar coat of arms, a crowned lion with a grid or gridiron.
It would be great to hear some opinions on this box or get an advice how to go further in the research!
