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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 413420, member: 111"]Swedish minimum standard is .830, and the import mark guarantees at least that fineness. From the look of the vase, would guess it's Norwegian and probably is .830 silver (might check again around both base and rim for other marks, perhaps lightly struck) - personally, doubt it's sterling, but if it's important, XRF testing would tell you, or acid testing, if done correctly...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 413420, member: 111"]Swedish minimum standard is .830, and the import mark guarantees at least that fineness. From the look of the vase, would guess it's Norwegian and probably is .830 silver (might check again around both base and rim for other marks, perhaps lightly struck) - personally, doubt it's sterling, but if it's important, XRF testing would tell you, or acid testing, if done correctly... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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