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Age of Sweetbread Basket
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:51 am
by celadon
I've bought this sweetbread basket which I believe is Dutch (see the two marks), it is 0.833 silver.
There are no other marks on the piece. Would anyone be able to place an approximate date for the piece?
Thanks,
Keith
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:56 am
by Doos
Hi,
It is at least post 1814, hard to see if the numerical below the lion is arabic or latin. There really should also be a dateletter and maker's mark on it.
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:57 pm
by celadon
Thank you for your input.
Well, after a very careful search of the whole piece I found two more marks. Here they are:
I am learning to examine every piece of silver in great detail!
Keith
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:07 am
by Doos
Hi Keith,
The R is the dateletter of 1901 and the sword is a silver mark for small article, so the handle was probably assayed separate and riveted on the basket later.
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:17 am
by celadon
Thank you so much for your input.
Do you think that the basket and handle are roughly the same age?
Keith
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:30 pm
by Doos
Hi,
Yes they probably were meant for each other, just offered as two items for assaying. Then combined.
Maybe I should have said "after" instead of "later".
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