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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 4470018, member: 111&quot;]The &#039;treaty countries&#039; were those who had customs treaty agreements with other countries, primarily concerning drawbacks, the refunding of duties to the exporting country should the items be exported again.&nbsp; The countries could be virtually anywhere in the world, and the list of those countries would change and could be extensive, depending on period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure a particular country could be assigned to the use of a fasces, it was a common symbol of strength and authority - as example, American silver maker Willliam B. Kerr used a fasces as their trademark, and it appeared on the reverse of U.S. Mercury dimes, replaced with a torch on the Roosevelt dimes after WWII (for obvious reasons).</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, it&#039;s a lovely piece, can&#039;t help with the &#039;FV&#039; mark, but if guessing its origin, like AJ, would suspect Italy...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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