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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 284388, member: 360&quot;]Help please!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I won this at auction (along with that big black silver vase). The description said it was an 18th century Dutch silver bowl. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I don&#039;t doubt that it&#039;s both Dutch, and Silver, I don&#039;t understand how it was dated as 18th century. It certainly looks extremely bloody old, but that&#039;s about all I can figure. It&#039;s gilt inside, and has some lovely repousse work on it. The base is slightly cracked from age and it has hallmarks punched into the underside of the bowl... </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]91337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91338[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91339[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]91340[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not recognise any of the hallmarks. None of the websites I visited were of any help. </p><p><br /></p><p>The one on the left looks like a Lion Rampant, with a C next to it. I believe this to be the fineness mark, denoting purity. </p><p><br /></p><p>The one on the top looks like a crown or a shield of some sort. This, I guess, is the assay mark, where it was stamped and tested. </p><p><br /></p><p>The other two (right, and below), I can&#039;t make out at all! I guess they&#039;re the date letter/code, and the maker&#039;s mark. </p><p><br /></p><p>Help!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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