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Dutch silver box
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:32 am
by baruch26
Hello,
Please advaice is it sterling silver or silverplated.
Thank You!
Re: Dutch silver box
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:36 am
by oel
Hi, no not sterling but silverplated, the mark of Schoonhovensche Zilverfabriek H. Hooijkaas in Schoonhoven.
Re: Dutch silver box
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:38 am
by baruch26
oel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:36 am
Hi, no not sterling but silverplated
Thank you for fast reply!
Re: Dutch silver box
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:49 am
by oel
Your welcome. For the record marks for silver-plated items, mark Bonnet(or cardinal's cap), HH with a dot on either side in a hexagon, and 90. This number is a measure of the thickness of the layer of silver applied.
Peter.
Source; Hooijkaas Schoonhovens zilver in ambacht en serie, 1874-2008 by Titia Hooijkaas-van Leeuwen, page 121.
Re: Dutch silver box
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:58 pm
by baruch26
oel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:49 am
Your welcome. For the record marks for silver-plated items, mark Bonnet(or cardinal's cap), HH with a dot on either side in a hexagon, and 90. This number is a measure of the thickness of the layer of silver applied.
Peter.
Source; Hooijkaas Schoonhovens zilver in ambacht en serie, 1874-2008 by Titia Hooijkaas-van Leeuwen, page 121.
Thank You Very much!