Featured I could be wrong, but it was WAYYY worth the risk

Side note: I know if I was reading this forum and looking at these posts, at some point I would have to believe this stuff is made up. I wish there was a more solid way to prove this is actually happening without giving away all my secrets. But it is happening. For this one, I feel 80% confident I did the research correctly. I would love for some of our experienced board members to give me their thoughts (country and period are what I'm talking about). Here's the photos, the set should arrive early next week. If it's real, the price was modest:

 

if that's 800....wow...it'll be many pounds !

 

Indonesian 'Yogya silver' (the windmill tea strainer might be too) - nice...



http://www.djokja.nl/djokja.html

~Cheryl

 

Oh that makes me very happy to see you found the marks. I thought Indonesian, and I learned about the term "yogya" also. and I'm guessing the strainer is going to be dutch... Given the history of Indonesia, that would make sense, plus I found this one (which looks identical):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/GROUP-OF-3...364769?hash=item4d91c93661:g:6AEAAOSwCRxcqodo

 

If that's solid, we're talking multiple pounds ... and death threats from @Any Jewelry if someone talks about scrapping it....

 

I was going to melt it as soon as it arrived...just kidding

But here's the truth about silver right now....I think that in a lot of cases the price of spot is exceeding the collectors value of items. I'm in no way saying I'm planning to scrap this set, just saying that the market is leaning very heavily towards the scrapping side.

 

That's sad, but true, for gold jewelry too. Of course a lot of the modern mass-production is no loss.

 

It breaks my heart every time I see a beautiful cameo with damage that no doubt occurred when being removed from a gold setting.

 

The tea strainer is most likely Dutch, but every once in a while I've run across Indonesian made 'Dutch' pieces, though the execution is usually a bit 'off'...

~Cheryl

 

Well this will be my first dutch OR indonesian tea strainer, so i'm just excited.

 

Great find, Nate! You don't see a Djokja/Yogya set like this that often, even here in the Netherlands.

Yes, it would be Dutch. Check it for marks. I am expecting a tiny sword mark somewhere, probably on the outside of the bowl. Possibly a maker's mark as well.

 

And I will be taking a magic friend with me....

 

I'm a bit frightened for Mr. Nate.

 

He will be fine as long as he doesn't scrap the Djokja/Yogya set.

 

I hope this is all silver for you, MrNate, and, I would be all for scrapping this one!
Please let us know what it's actually worth when you receive it!

 

I'm sorry, AJ, it just not my particular taste in silver!

 

Not mine either, but it is tradition. And you will get way more if you sell it. I have always done well selling Djokja, both locally and internationally. I shipped quite a lot to the US.

 

Thanks, AJ, had no idea it could garner more that way!
IF I ever find I have silver, I am going to run here fast!

 

I usually go for this kind of Djokja silver, a cuff with an asymmetric lotus. (Most Djokja cuffs are symmetrical)



But I couldn't resist this little baby, buffalo horn and silver:

 

THOSE^^ are beautiful and I particularly like the horn dishlet with the Djokja silver! Thank you so much for showing these to me. My eye may not have been as discerning, had you not!