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Hi burchard,

The crown mark was used between 1807 and 1812 in Holland under the reign of Louis Napolean (brother of Boneparte).

However somethings don't match:

- the crown is a poor knock off (can be due to wear and tear, or due to forgery)
- the sword mark was not used till the Bonapartes were gone and never used for restamping.
- the sword is a poor knock off as well
- the only town using a key mark is Leiden and this is not one of them (so must be a makers mark)
- the style is not according to date (which doesn't say all)

I did a quick search and found no maker that matches the "key" mark, only a pseudo mark (445 Citroen - Valse silvermerken in Nederland).

So my conclusion: A late 19th century piece with pseudo marks (but nice pseudo marks).

Hope that helped.
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May also be a Hanau German item from the late 19th cent., they commonly used "borrowed" and mismatched antique marks from Germany and other European countries.
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