Featured I need help with a miniature Sterling(?) chair

Discussion in 'Silver' started by vintagerobin, Dec 29, 2020.

  1. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    I bought a dollhouse miniatures lot and have this little chair that appears to be sterling but I want to make sure.

    The marks are first ETB which is supposed to be:
    Edwin Thomson Bryant,
    London 1897 import hallmark

    Then it has the lion on 3 feet with the 4th foot extended in front. Which is Sterling, I believe.

    Next is a Q in a shield.

    Then an F in a shield or circle.

    Next is a shield but I can't tell what symbols are in it.

    And finally, in the middle of the seat is a standing lion in a shield that is partially covered by a stamp of a key.

    I've tried the 925-1000 site and can't really id this. My shortcoming, not the website.

    So, any help is greatly appreciated.

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  2. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

  3. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

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  4. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    And the key mark over the lion is also on that page. Thanks!
     
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  5. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    There appear to be lots of little Dutch silver chairs.
     
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  6. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    The way I read the marks, the London Assay Date is the Q - 1891. The F acknowledging import is not associated with a specific date. I don't see a Dutch date letter, although I do agree the piece was imported from the Netherlands.
     
  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Silver miniatures are a Dutch speciality, they used to be made for Dutch doll's houses, but have become collectible in their own right.
     
  8. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Looks like letter T on top of the chair back.
    Possibly the Dutch date mark?
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    This one is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam:
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    This one 'only' has silver utensils:
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    There should also be another key mark, the one not connected to the assay mark.
     
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    198FE31F-63C8-4963-9FED-5D53D077E8DA.jpeg There’s the T, and maybe another mark? Unsure about that.
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Looks like the T for 1853.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Sorry, the photo is gritty, it is evening here.

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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

  15. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

  16. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    it's actually the profile of a woman's head.
     
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  17. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    That’s the Minerva, there should be a tiny letter in there to indicate the town.
     
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  18. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Is this resource found on the internet M or is it from a book?
     
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  19. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    There probably is but I can't make it out even with the jewelry magnifier.
     
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