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petey
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Antique (Victorian?) scent bottle. I think with a silver plated top. One of a collection I have found.
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i love it and im drooling!!!!!!!
Hi mate, it's a sterling top. Those hallmarks are English but not clear enough in the photo to tell you thevdata.
Thanks for the loves mustangtony and vetraio50, I have added another photo showing the markings a little better vetraio50.
Hi Petey! This one is Birmingham.
The anchor = Birmingham.
The lion is the lion passant indicating sterling.
That 'd' is an indicator of the year when assayed.
Note the little scrolling underneath the box it is in.
Date then is ........
Go to this page and work it out!
http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham.html
Bossy, aren't I? It's the old school teacher coming out again!
So it's one hundred and ___ years old.
The maker's mark is on the extreme left.
Those three letters can be looked up on the same page as above.
The first letter is an S star B?
Snyner and __________.
Voilà!
Great vetraio50, many thanks, you know your antiques! 2300hrs here in the UK, I will check it out in the morning, thanks again.
Have a good night, mate it's 10.07 on Thursday here.
Thanks for the love BELLIN68, and the exclamation marks!
In answer to you antiques lesson vetraio50, 110 years old and made by Synyer and Beddoes ! Thanks again.
Thanks for the love Vestibule1965, walksoftly, miKKoChristmas11, and bratjdd