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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2055535, member: 2844"]Welcome back, Jennifer.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That is a beauty, a real eyecatcher, and very good quality.</p><p>It could have been made in a number of countries. Narrowing it down, Europe is very likely, as evelyb already said. Trombone clasps were also used in North Africa and the Middle East, but this looks very European.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes you can find marks by feeling the silver with your fingers. Check the two loops on the sides and the one on the stopper for tiny indentations. Also, when you take the stopper off, run your finger around the top of the bottle. Those are the usual places.</p><p>There could also be marks hidden in the flower, Dutch assayers especially are notorious for marking without any regard for the design.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So not only Kees' daughter, but also Albert's great-niece.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I guessed there was a familiy connection. Great genes.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2055535, member: 2844"]Welcome back, Jennifer.:happy: That is a beauty, a real eyecatcher, and very good quality. It could have been made in a number of countries. Narrowing it down, Europe is very likely, as evelyb already said. Trombone clasps were also used in North Africa and the Middle East, but this looks very European. Sometimes you can find marks by feeling the silver with your fingers. Check the two loops on the sides and the one on the stopper for tiny indentations. Also, when you take the stopper off, run your finger around the top of the bottle. Those are the usual places. There could also be marks hidden in the flower, Dutch assayers especially are notorious for marking without any regard for the design.:rolleyes: So not only Kees' daughter, but also Albert's great-niece.:) I guessed there was a familiy connection. Great genes.;)[/QUOTE]
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