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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 3735385, member: 111&quot;]Eh, believe that seller decided they&#039;re German 800 silver because of the pseudo-marks - seems much more likely to me that they&#039;re 19th century Anglo-Indian (Indian Colonial), have seen marks similar to the &#039;duty-head&#039; bust and the spiky critter-looking thing, but the Prince-of-Wales feathers/fleur-de-lis seems unfamiliar.&nbsp; Look here at Poignand marks for similar: </p><p><a href="https://www.925-1000.com/AngloIndian_02.html#M" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.925-1000.com/AngloIndian_02.html#M" rel="nofollow">https://www.925-1000.com/AngloIndian_02.html#M</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I only have one book on Indian silver, and it&#039;s not usually useful, but will check it...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gorham/Durgin produced versions of these, and I&#039;ve seen them in silverplate as well, but would think they were based on earlier Indian pieces:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nelsonandnelsonantiques.com/items/1252986/Gorham-Sterling-Silver-Peacocks-1920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nelsonandnelsonantiques.com/items/1252986/Gorham-Sterling-Silver-Peacocks-1920" rel="nofollow">https://www.nelsonandnelsonantiques.com/items/1252986/Gorham-Sterling-Silver-Peacocks-1920</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]313618[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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