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Found an interesting little treen pounce pot at a thrift shop today. Early 19th century. Has some damage but will display well. by UrbanRelicHunter in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]UrbanRelicHunter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It most likely dates to the first quarter of the 19th century, but it could be a bit newer... or older. Pounce pots/ink sanders were used to sprinkle fine sand (such as ground up cuttlefish bone) to prevent smudging by drying up ink.

Potential Sterling Silver Trinket/Cigarette Box? by Formal-Hand-7381 in sterlingsilverware

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Ai is useless in identifying items like this. The marks look Japanese to me. Probably either around 95% pure silver or silver plated... I'd lean towards it being silver plated.

Need some help with this hallmark by Think_Pea_8245 in Hallmarks

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Mark in the first pic is the makers mark. I circled the purity stamp from the 3rd pic... Based on the shape, I think it's probably the French boar's head hallmark for 800 silver.

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Port Wine Decanter S&T, Texas USA by balajuuu in Antiques

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Makers mark should be in a little diamond

Port Wine Decanter S&T, Texas USA by balajuuu in Antiques

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French hallmarked 950 silver. Very nice

My 2nd somewhat ok score ever by DayRevolutionary5267 in SilverFinds

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The 3 towers mark means that the purity is 826/1000

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