Dutch silver box

[baruch26]

Hello,
Please advaice is it sterling silver or silverplated.
Thank You!

[oel]

Hi, no not sterling but silverplated, the mark of Schoonhovensche Zilverfabriek H. Hooijkaas in Schoonhoven.

[baruch26]

Hi, no not sterling but silverplated

Thank you for fast reply!

[oel]

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.

[baruch26]

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.

Thank You Very much!