silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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ktiggeloven
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silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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Hi

could somebody help me decypher the marks on this candle snuffer I bought. The mark looks to be Hamburg (but a little hard to date exactly). There is an 818 below the mark, and a maker's mark that looks like the one from Matthias Fisscher. Does anybody know whether is is indeed Hamburg, or when it dates>
Thanks in advance,

Kasper

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dognose
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Re: silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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Hi Kasper,

Not Hamburg, but Genoa. The date would be 1818.

I'll move the topic to 'Other Countries'.

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Re: silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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perfect, thanks. Anybody any ideas on the maker?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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Unless that triangular mark represents a maker, there appears to be not one present.

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Re: silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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The little type of round mark above the triangular mark I thought might be a maker's mark. It looks to be a fish. Maybe I am imagening things, but it is a mark struck (whereas the triangular marks are part of the fabrication).
Thanks for the help so far.
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Re: silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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The dolphin is a Genoese mark, not a maker's mark.

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Re: silver candlesnuffer Hamburg?

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ok thank you, I didn't know whether both mark were for Genoa. Thanks for your help.
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