Dutch silver box

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baruch26
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Dutch silver box

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Hello,
Please advaice is it sterling silver or silverplated.
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Re: Dutch silver box

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Hi, no not sterling but silverplated, the mark of Schoonhovensche Zilverfabriek H. Hooijkaas in Schoonhoven.
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Re: Dutch silver box

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oel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:36 am Hi, no not sterling but silverplated
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Your welcome. For the record marks for silver-plated items, mark Bonnet(or cardinal's cap), HH with a dot on either side in a hexagon, and 90. This number is a measure of the thickness of the layer of silver applied.

Peter.

Source; Hooijkaas Schoonhovens zilver in ambacht en serie, 1874-2008 by Titia Hooijkaas-van Leeuwen, page 121.
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Re: Dutch silver box

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oel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:49 am Your welcome. For the record marks for silver-plated items, mark Bonnet(or cardinal's cap), HH with a dot on either side in a hexagon, and 90. This number is a measure of the thickness of the layer of silver applied.

Peter.

Source; Hooijkaas Schoonhovens zilver in ambacht en serie, 1874-2008 by Titia Hooijkaas-van Leeuwen, page 121.

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