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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 151246, member: 111&quot;]Chinese Export Silver pseudo-marks, like most all pseudo-marks, look &#039;off&#039; compared to genuine marks (the CES &#039;date marks&#039; usually relate to the maker&#039;s name, they do not actually indicate a date) - these marks look correct, but not for this piece.&nbsp; Would expect to see full marks on the base, similar to those below (there seems to be indications in your base pics that marks were defaced/removed).</p><p><br /></p><p>~ Cheryl</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]40818[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct marks on the base of a teapot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40819[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct partial marks on the lid of the same teapot (would also be correct without maker&#039;s mark):&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]40820[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Full set of correct marks:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40822[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Your marks:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40823[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct marks without London city mark (a few provincial offices also sometimes left the city marks off of smaller items during the same era): </p><p>[ATTACH=full]40824[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40825[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40826[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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