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Subject:Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: alfred Thu, Jul 23, 2015 IP: 86.67.60.6 Hello, |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Jul 24, 2015 The characters read down as 和珍 (He Zhen), which could be a surname (He) and given name. "He" also has various literal meanings, principally "unity", "peace" and "harmony", while "Zhen" denotes something precious. |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: Alfred Sat, Jul 25, 2015 Thank you very much H. Bill |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: Super Sat, Aug 01, 2015 It did not look like it was made of silver to me. More than likely made of nickel silver. Of course I can be wrong. If it was made of silver, there should be a mark on its bottom. 和珍 may be the name of the silver smith if it was indeed made of silver. The rendition of the two Chinese characters and its design, almost appears to me was that of somebody who were not Chinese though. |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: alfred Tue, Aug 04, 2015 I did test to a jeweler it is silver . |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: alfred Tue, Oct 27, 2015 Hello, |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Oct 28, 2015 The photo is upside down as posted, but when flipped 180 degrees, the mark reads down as the same characters, 和珍 (He Zhen), that appear on the right side of the box lid. In my opinion, this would seem to indicate conclusively that both marks are the makers name. I did a character search with the term "silversmith" via Google but found no relevant information. |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: alfred Wed, Oct 28, 2015 other pic |
Subject:Re: Box silver china need help with translation Please
Posted By: alfred Tue, Nov 24, 2015 I find similar box silvet mark He Zhen web site Christies |
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