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What object could be this?

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:15 pm
by Vlad
Hello everybody!

What object could be this? And from which origin?
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Best,
Vlad

Re: What object could be this?

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:39 pm
by AG2012
Hi,
The maker is Malcz in Warsaw, Poland.
Lombard owl mark (to enter the market in a pawnshop)
Polish later mark.
Russian 84 mark
Malcz anchor mark

Open salt, condiment cellar.


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Re: What object could be this?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:13 am
by Vlad
Thank you! Is it possible to establish the date?

Best,
Vlad

Re: What object could be this?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:47 am
by AG2012
Second half 19th century.
Before 1850 Loth (12 or 13 ) standard was used.
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Re: What object could be this?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:25 am
by silverfan
could be an eye bath too!?
Regards silverfan

Re: What object could be this?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:47 am
by AG2012
Almost every eye bath is shallower than this and the opening should be an oval to fit the contour of the eye.
The attribution to more lucrative medical instruments by antique dealers is understandable: if there is no a pair of condiment open cellars, try to describe the remaining piece as eye bath. Reminds me of misattribution of many Biedermeier Zuckerdose as ‚‚ Etrog box‚‚