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Chesed cup - origin
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:10 pm
by eser74
Hi,
Can somebody tell me about this cup origin ( place and time )
Weight - 113 g
Height - 10 cm
Gilded inside
The body with chased blossoms
Maker's mark or town's mark on the bottom
Re: Chesed cup - origin
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:15 am
by silverport
It's very dubious to have only a mark - but no maker's mark
Hello
In each case
it's dubious:
The »
Swan« mark could be the assay mark of »
Zwickau« -
but the assayer' struck only their punch, when already the maker's mark is placed.
(»Swan« mark of »Zwickau«: R3, vol. 3, p. 389, nr. 4971 = XVI-XVII century, 4972 = XVII century.)
Otherwise it could be a product of »
Hanau« - but their characteristic normally is, to strike
some pseudo-marks, and only some times their
maker's mark too.
Please look here (scroll down to the end; middle row of marks, fourth mark: »
Swan« possible
Schleissner):
http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Kind regards silverport
Re: Chesed cup - origin
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:29 pm
by Theoderich
how big or small is this swan-mark?
( in mm)
Re: Chesed cup - origin
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:59 pm
by eser74
Hi,
Mark's size is 2,1x2,9 mm /+,- 0.1 /.
Thanks,