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Subject:IDENTITY OF HALLMARK ON CHINESE SILVER BOX
Posted By: RAY Thu, Apr 05, 2018 IP: 2a00:23c4:1002:fa00:
Hi All

I have a large silver box measuring 16 cms by 9 cms by 6.4 cms it is chinese and has a hallmark on the base I would appreciate any help in identifying the maker.

Regards

Ray





Subject:Re: IDENTITY OF HALLMARK ON CHINESE SILVER BOX
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Apr 06, 2018
The double-struck mark reads down in standard Chinese characters as 錦源, pronounced "Jinyuan" in mandarin, literally meaning "Source of Elegance"(neither character is a Chinese surname). The box could be Japanese or Korean, and some of the silversmiths in Vietnam and elsewhere in Southeast Asia also are ethnic Chinese. So there's more than one possibility for its origin.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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