Featured A boaring frame

I was really hoping to find a hallmark on this after I got it home. Sadly I did not find a mark of any kind. Probably a plated item but I’m putting it here in silver anyways. I’m imagining it had a mirror in it. Does anyone think it may have had anything other than that? It may be missing its only functional part, it may only be plated, but damn do I love this little piece. I’m a big sucker for a figural animal on any object, particularly silver/Silverplate though. Any thoughts on where it came from? Guessing late 19th/early 20th century Northern Europe? Russia crossed my mind as a possibility but Europe seems more likely. I didn’t get the eyes under a loupe yet.

 

That will test your patience to polish, fer shure!

 

I love it ! That sure looks like silver to me ! My knee jerk was French ?

 

It does look pretty good. I’m about 50/50 solid vs. plated. There’s one tiny spot that has a flash of red but it’s a tucked away spot that wouldn’t get touched. Might just be an odd tarnish spot rather than a thin spot in plating showing a glimmer of copper. None of the high spots show any wear at all.

Yeh I though maybe France, Austria, Germany kind of area.

Edit: it would likely be marked if silver and from those places though.

 

It sure wants to be silver.

 

May be you will find a mark once its polished up. Fingers crossed.