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pinkcarnation · Post by **pinkcarnation** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:02 am

Hi I think this might be German with the city mark for Goerlitz. It is on a frame that is marked 800 on each foot. the item is a very ornate biscut box. Three sections of shells with pirece inserts that snap shut and are hinged.

Thanks for your help. This is driving me nuts

Doos · Post by **Doos** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:59 am

According to my Tardy it's the town of Liegnitz.

Post by **admin** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:20 pm

Hi,

I suspect, from the style of the piece and the conflicting town marks with the use of a later .800 mark, that the item is an example of Hanau silver. See -
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and visit the link in that post for a far better overview of the subject.

Regards, Tom