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shendyhan ? Flask | Asian Antiques668 of 1902 |  |  |
Posted 7 months ago
Pamelamary
(1 item)
Can anyone please ID this flask?
On the bottom, what I can decipher says : shendyhan sterling China. It's worn and very difficult to read, even with a loop.
There is a clear glass insert with sterling silver covering. It has a top with a cork impaled by small metal skewer and filigree finial .
I actually bought 2 of them, which tells me they were mass produced? I really don't know.
Thank you to whoever can solve this mystery!
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I love these pinched decanters! May I ask if there are any other markings? If so, the type of marks can hold a clue as to date, manufacturer, etc. which can help, especially if you can't decipher the name on the bottom. I have searched for a similar name without any luck. Also, can you please post how large the flask/decanter is? Thanks for sharing! :-)
6.25" tall and 4" wide
Like I said above,...it reads: China (shendyhan?) sterling
It's just too worn to figure out of the shendyhan part.
But thank you for letting me know it's a "pinched" decanter,....that helps!
chinablue, you ROCK! Because you told me they were "pinched", I found them and now have a value estimate! Thank you!
http://www.icollector.com/FINE-PAIR-OF-SILVER-OVERLAY-PINCHED-GLASS-DECANTERS-Japanese-20th-Century-Each-heavily-overl_i1025971
*LOL* Well, I'm glad to know "I still got it"! Seriously, I'm glad what little I said helped you find your information. If you ever find out the name on the bottom, I'd love to know what it actually said, just for future reference. I love anything silver.. well, anything silver... or blue... or crystal ...or with roses.. or things in anyway shiny, or old.. I like old things too..and, well, you get the idea. I'm always looking for hard to find information. Thanks for letting us know you found it! :-)
Yes, chinablue, I will def let you know what that mystery word is!
Also, you're too funny! And I have to agree,..I love old stuff too!!!
Take care!
ok, I marked this as solved,..well sorta, then the site said "err, it's not solved" or something like that. So, err, I guess it's not solved until I can name it?
I think you can marked it solved at any point no matter the name. Personally, when I have one solved, I usually DO change the name to reflect what I've learned when I mark it as solved, so you could give that a try and then mark it again. If that doesn't work, we'll ask Hunter or another admin to fix it for ya!! :-)
thanks Chinablue!
Yoo Hoo, Hunter! Could you please check on this and let Pamelamary know what she needs to do to change this item to 'Solved'? Thanks in advance. :-)
chinablue, I'm not shiny but I'm old & if the offer is right! I did notice the last time I renewed my driver's lic. that they didn't ask if I wanted to be an organ donor. Is that a bad sign or what?
Now, blunderbuss...being old just doesn't have the same draw without being shiny or blue or having roses too! *LOL* And, yea... I'm thinking it's a bad sign if they don't ask. ;-)
If you still haven't been able to change this to solved, you can write to support@collectorsweekly.com and let them know what you need. They should take care of it for you! :-)
I CAN mark it as solved,...but,..of course, I still haven't figured out what that name in scripted on the bottom says!!
THAT, is the real mystery here, that so far, no one has figured out.
I guess we need someone who speaks Chinese?
Thanks chinablue!!
Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you meant you were getting some error message that you couldn't change it to solved. :-)