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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 29406, member: 25&quot;]OK. I really think it is the Holy Grail, with much later hallmarks. Only the handle and the actual cup part have been replaced over the years but it&#039;s still the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tell him I have an authentic Ark of the Covenant&nbsp; but now it looks like an 18th C blanket chest that I am open to offers on, and in the shed somewhere there are some authentic Holy Martyr&#039;s Tears if the heating has not dried them out.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s always wise to doubt the wisdom or accuracy of some random erk off the internet, but it&#039;s no skin off my nose what date it is, and if my comments had been doubtful, there are more than enough people reading this who are in a position to correct me. There are even books of hallmarks to be consulted to confirm what has been said.</p><p><br /></p><p>We all <i>want</i> stuff to be better than it is, and sometimes look at it with our eyes closed to ensure it looks like what we hope for. That don&#039;t make it so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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