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Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:26 pm
by dianewsf
Re: Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 3:10 am
by dognose
Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
Try posting some sharper images of the mark. Ensure you use the Macro feature on your camera and capture the images in daylight.
Trev.
Re: Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 3:31 pm
by Joerg
Hi
The mark in the middle, the Balance, Looks like the mark of the Europen Hallmark Convention. Is there a 925 between the balance?
See here:
http://www.hallmarkingconvention.org/assay-offices.php
If yes, the it was marked after 1972
Kind regards
Jörg
Re: Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 3:39 pm
by dianewsf
I have added some close ups of the marks thanks to a suggestion on how to photograph them.
Re: Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:13 pm
by dognose
Hi Diane,
That's better. The box is Portuguese, and was assayed at Porto, 925/1000 standard.
The maker is Ferreira Marques & Irmão S. A., who use the trade name 'TOPÃZIO'
Trev.
Re: Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:17 pm
by dianewsf
Thank you kindly for the information! Diane
Re: Silver Box (Snuff?) Hunting scene
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:52 pm
by dognose
As Jörg noted, the scales denote the European Convention hallmark so the box post dates 1972.
Here's a another image of the maker's mark of Ferreira Marques & Irmão S. A.:
Trev.
