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Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:23 am
by Vantlicht
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:43 am
by oel
An image of year letter and assay office mark should be helpful.
Peter.
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:14 am
by AG2012
Postimages server is down. It is Netherland`s lion 1814-1953, number 2 for .833.
Minerva head should be enlarged enough to identify Assay Office letter code.
Maker`s mark is probably rotated at 90 degrees; anyway Peter will recognize it, just try to take close up of ALL marks.
Regards
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:56 am
by oel
The maker's mark could read BM above 90 in square for; Bastiaan Meijer, started in Schoonhoven on 16-2-1850. On 17-9-1860 he stopped working in Schoonhoven on moved to the city of Middelburg where he continued as silversmith, using same maker's marks. Known maker of engraved snuff boxes.
Peter.
Source; Zilversmeden van de stad Schoonhoven S.A.C. Begeer, E. Hak, L. Linhart-du Cloux
Netherlands' Responsibility marks from 1797 Waarborg Gouda, edition 2009.
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:02 pm
by Vantlicht
Thanks Peter, I could not post anything because the server was down, but yearletter d from 1863 matches with your determination!
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:05 pm
by Vantlicht
Or not, because he worked till 1860 :(
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:00 pm
by oel
No, correct, I forgot to add that Bastiaan Meijer continued to work in Middelburg as a silversmith until 1900.
Peter.
Re: Silver tobacco box, maker?
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:49 am
by Vantlicht
Okay, thanks!