Dutch Silver Tea caddie - Multiple marks and re-marks

BourbonDelMonte · Post by **BourbonDelMonte** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:11 pm

This is a very confusing little piece. At first I thought it had multiple pseudo marks but now I am confused. It has conflicting date marks. Help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Post by **oel** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:17 pm

Hi BourBonDelMonte,

Your second picture shows the Lion Rampant for .934 fineness, with the so called export key.
Your 3rd picture shows wat I believe are pseudo marks.
Your fourth picture shows what I believe are pseudo marks and the valid date letter B for 1886.
Your last picture shows the Minerva head. Duty mark. On Minerva's helmet is a letter indicating from which Assay Office it came.
Somewere on the caddy might be a maker's mark.
At the end of the 19th century lots of pieces were made with pseudo marks for export to Britain etc.

Regards,

Oel
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Post by **oel** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:01 pm

Hi again,

It could be the pseudo "gildekeuren" frequently used, in the passed, by Fa. H. Hooijkaas. Schoonhovense Zilverfabriek. Most probably their should the letter M in the Minerva's helmet for the assay office of the city of Schoonhoven.

Regards,

Oel
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