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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/mKwDNk.jpg I received the following message from Giacomo Visini, Library employee City of Antwerp, Talent Development and Leisure Experience, Museums and Heritage | DIVA museum: That could well be the master mark of François Joseph Bourgaux. Active in Ath...

Town mark silver of Ath. Silversmiths only established their own guild in 1662. Its mark is taken from the city's coat of arms. For more information see; https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=220524#p220524 The maker's mark crowned B or perhaps crowned R, unknown. Peter. Source; Belgische Z...

Miller's Encyclopedia of World Silver Marks by Judith Miller, is not a good reference work and is unfortunately full of errors. The marks of Zwolle are also not described correctly. https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=189425#p189425 Again the town mark of Zwolle is based on the coat of ar...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/xkZsXc.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/doftWh.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/w9VNPf.jpg Zwolle silver open salt cellar, in the Louis XVI style, ca. 1765- ca. 1790, shapes and decorations are symmetrical. ...

There is, in my opinion not much difference in wear & tear if you push the seal in hot sealing wax or push the seal in cold or hot tobacco. Today many marks used by silversmiths working during the guild period are unknown. In 1807 by Royal degree all guild insculpation plates had to be destroyed...

A letter seal derives from the important process of sealing documents, edicts & letters with wax to guarantee provenance but here it can also be used as a tobacco pipe stopper. Pipe stopper is a small elongated instrument with a round plate at a right angle on the end to press tobacco into a pip...

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Peter

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As usual your standard nonsense and bablahs!
Case closed.

Peter.

Your welcome, let us wait for our German contributors to chime in.

Peter.

Hi, thanks for the extra contribution and images. It explains a lot and we can name it better, not a little penknife. What you have in your possession is a pipe set​ or accessories, ensemble with varying pipe "tools", usually consisting of two different pipe ​scrapers, a​ tobacco stopper a...

Hi, https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/YYT2B4.jpg Certainly not Alkmaar nor Dutch. Perhaps German, I believe the German city of Kalkar used this type of "Turm" Tower in the 18th century. Although I might be wrong, I will move you to the German forum. https://en.wikipedia.org...

Picture 2 Dutch import and duty mark (Gothic E), no guarantee for precious metal, silver, gold... Picture 4 Capital I. Also a duty mark for unguaranteed standard for gold and silver. Likely 13 loth as you assume, but? In other words, your tray is imported "silver" and if so likely below l...

The mark perhaps HP conjoined in monogram?

Peter.

Your welcome, can you show us some images of the little penknife and its marks?

Peter.

Can you please show us the year letter F?

Peter

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/v8AdDw.jpg The maker's mark of Daniël Arnoldi & Johannes Willem Wielick. Here seen with Lion Rampant and export key, 1st standard silver 934/1000 fineness. For Dutch (hall) marks and year letters see; https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/pGw8Yx.jpg Amsterdam, not 19th but 18th century. Town mark for Amsterdam, attached year letter H for 1767, for 2nd standard silver or so called in Dutch,  kleine keur for silver 833/1000. The small penknife can be used as a letter opener. Indeed cro...

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Peter.

Indeed that's life, my condolences.

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Peter.

Hi, welcome to the forum. I believe it to be French solid silver, typical French maker's mark in lozenge. I will move you to the French forum.
See;
https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html

Peter.