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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 27046, member: 111&quot;]There is a good market for genuine Spanish Colonial silver, the Mexican pieces were heavily and usually obviously faked, can&#039;t say that I&#039;ve seen any faked Guatemalan pieces and doubt that this piece would be something likely to be a forgery - but it&#039;s definitely not an area of much knowledge for me.&nbsp; My initial thought, from the shape, was maybe a pyx (host box) - and yes, it could be older than 18th century.&nbsp; If mine, would probably be looking for an expert opinion - maybe the Spanish Colonial Arts Society in Santa Fe might be able to suggest someone, or maybe a reputable auction house...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://spanishcolonial.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://spanishcolonial.org/" rel="nofollow">http://spanishcolonial.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Quite a bit different from your piece, but gives an idea of what a nice, really old Guatemalan piece can bring:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-spanish-colonial-silver-pyx-guatamala-5075391-details.aspx?from=searchresults&amp;intObjectID=5075391&amp;sid=87634816-0106-4c46-a9e1-7ffafbd469f0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-spanish-colonial-silver-pyx-guatamala-5075391-details.aspx?from=searchresults&amp;intObjectID=5075391&amp;sid=87634816-0106-4c46-a9e1-7ffafbd469f0" rel="nofollow">http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-spanish-colonial-silver-pyx-guatamala-5075391-details.aspx?from=searchresults&amp;intObjectID=5075391&amp;sid=87634816-0106-4c46-a9e1-7ffafbd469f0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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