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      • Danish Silver MakersUnder the Danish Hallmarking Act of 1893, the content standard for all silver was set at 826 parts out of 1,000, which is slightly lower than the standard for sterling which is 925. The remainder is usually copper with very small amounts of iron, lead and traces of other metals. The Danish mark, 826S was used until about 1915 when silversmiths raised their silver content to 830 and eventually to 925. Reference: jensensilver.com
      • UK Silver MakersOne of the most highly structured hallmarking systems in the world is that of the United Kingdom, (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland), and Ireland. These five nations have, historically, provided a wealth of information about a piece through their series of applied punches. It should be noted that since 2015 visually identical UK Hallmarks are being struck in India and Italy by sub-offices of Birmingham & Sheffield Assay Offices respectively: English silver makers have used their own marks for centuries. These can consist of their initials or unique mark. They are shown with the Lion Passant for Sterling, Date letter and City Mark also known as the Assay Mark.  The image above shows the hallmark for an English silver maker alongsides the Lion Passant for Sterling, Leopards Head for London and the date letter “u” for 1955.    
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    • CeramicsThe earliest ceramics made by humans were pottery objects (i.e. pots or vessels) or figurines made from clay, either by itself or mixed with other materials like silica, hardened, sintered, in fire. Later they were glazed and fired to create smooth, colored surfaces, decreasing porosity through the use of glassy, amorphous ceramic coatings on top of the crystalline ceramic substrates. Ceramics now include domestic, industrial and building products, as well as a wide range of ceramic art. In the 20th century, new ceramic materials were developed for use in advanced ceramic engineering, such as in semiconductors. Reference: Carter, C. B.; Norton, M. G. (2007). Ceramic materials: Science and engineering. Springer. pp. 20 & 21 and Wikipedia
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      • BambooPrice guide to antique bamboo boxes. Bamboo has hundred of species and grows in large swathes across parts of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Along with wood, stone, sand, clay and animal parts, bamboo was one of the first materials worked by early humans. The development of civilization was closely tied to the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials. Just like woodworking, it came to be used for bamboo construction, bamboo textiles, bamboo and wooden slips, bamboo musical instruments, bamboo weaving, and many other areas. Reference: Wikipedia
      • Chinese BoxesPrice guide to antique Chinese boxes.
        • Qianlong PeriodThe Qianlong Emperor was the longest living emperor of China. He lived for 87 years and reigned for 61 years officially between 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796.
      • Japanese BoxesPrice guide to antique Japanese boxes including wooden, lacquerware and ceramic boxes.
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Polyphon Music Box
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Polyphon Music Box & 48 Discs Coin Operated

Polyphon Music Box & 48 Discs Coin Operated A 19C Polyphon Coin Operated Music Box & 48 Discs. Fine, working two-slot German coin operated music box by Polyphon Musikwerke of Leipzig,…
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Jewellery Box Takashi Murakami
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Jewellery Box Takashi Murakami No 212 Louis Vuitton

Jewellery Box Takashi Murakami A limited edition superflat jewellery box by Takashi urakami, No 212, Louis vuitton, 2003 Sold for GBP 3,500 at Christies
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Victorian Rosewood Sewing Box
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Victorian Rosewood Sewing Box with Mother of Pearl

Victorian Rosewood Sewing Box An early Victorian rosewood mahogany parquetry and mother-of-pearl work box, of sarcophagus form the hinged lid enclosing a fitted interior with various ivory sewing accessories, raised…
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"Sevres" Porcelain Box
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Sevres Porcelain Makers Mark and Information

Sevres Porcelain Makers Mark The M P Sevres printed mark is for Paul Milet Sevres. This mark was probably used from around 1911 on the death of his father Optatus.…
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Pair of Henry Matthews Silver Mounted Scent Bottles
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Henry Matthews Silver Maker Hallmark

Henry Matthews Silver Maker Hallmark  
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Henry Matthews Silver Box Birmingham 1914
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Henry Matthews Silver Box Birmingham 1914

Henry Matthews Silver Box Birmingham 1914 Henry Matthews, Birmingham 'GEORGE TO WILLY' BOX the lid with facsimile inscription : ' Willy from George / July 1915' maker's mark, Birmingham standard…
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Georg Jensen Pill Box
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Georg Jensen Silver Maker Hallmark

Georg Arthur Jensen was a Danish silversmith and founder of Georg Jensen A/S. From childhood, Jensen had longed to be a sculptor and he now pursued this course of study…
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Georg Jensen Silver Box
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Georg Jensen silver box by Harald Nielsen

Georg Jensen silver box by Harald Nielsen, 17.54 t.oz. Georg Jensen silver box-early mark, 17.54 t.oz. Width 7" Height 2 3/4", Depth 3 1/4".The mark of GJ in a rectangular…
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William Aitken Silver Maker Hallmark
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William Aitken Silver Maker Hallmark

  William Aitken Silver Maker Hallmark  
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William Adams Silver Tea Service
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William Adams silver maker Hallmark

William Adams silver maker Hallmark
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