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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SVK, post: 162597, member: 2697&quot;]Hi, </p><p>during my recent trip to France I have purchased Silver + Ivory letter opener. </p><p>After the purchase I had a look on line and to my surprise I have found exactly the same(only difference is that one of the hallmarks on mine is 1mm more to the left than it is on the one which was sold on the website)&nbsp; Silver-Ivory letter opener on UK website.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/178411/french-silver-and-ivory-letter-opener-paperknife/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/178411/french-silver-and-ivory-letter-opener-paperknife/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/178411/french-silver-and-ivory-letter-opener-paperknife/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t have microscope with me so I couldn&#039;t check the hallmark on the handle.</p><p>Checked the hallmarks on the handle as soon as I came back and I can&#039;t see anything identifiable. </p><p>There are some minuscule left overs of the hallmark visible at 150x magnification.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would someone know how it comes that there are two exactly same pieces ?</p><p>Would that mean that my opener is fake ?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you very much for your help[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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