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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 10102913, member: 10944"]Thanks for sharing the information, historic examples, and examples from your collection! </p><p><br /></p><p>With the worn down faces on mine I actually thought I was looking at more of a ladies face than a cherubs face but I guess not. I suppose it’s possible that that mine could have been made previous to the date engraved on them. I don’t think it was uncommon to gift older silver, newly inscribed. I’m not saying I think that’s the case necessarily but it’s possible. It could possibly account for why the time period they were engraved wasn’t as common a time period for their production. I have to admit though that if it wasn’t for the inscriptions looking honest to me that I wouldn’t have guessed these were produced in the 18th century. They don’t otherwise scream that old to me when I look at them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 10102913, member: 10944"]Thanks for sharing the information, historic examples, and examples from your collection! With the worn down faces on mine I actually thought I was looking at more of a ladies face than a cherubs face but I guess not. I suppose it’s possible that that mine could have been made previous to the date engraved on them. I don’t think it was uncommon to gift older silver, newly inscribed. I’m not saying I think that’s the case necessarily but it’s possible. It could possibly account for why the time period they were engraved wasn’t as common a time period for their production. I have to admit though that if it wasn’t for the inscriptions looking honest to me that I wouldn’t have guessed these were produced in the 18th century. They don’t otherwise scream that old to me when I look at them.[/QUOTE]
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