Vintage Black Forest Germany Carved Wood 800 Grade Coin Silver Squirrel Unshelled Nuts Bowl - 11 Inches Long

Description

This is a Absolutely Beautiful - Very Unusual Vintage Nut Serving Bowl from the Black Forest Region of Germany. Circa … more This is a Absolutely Beautiful - Very Unusual Vintage Nut Serving Bowl from the Black Forest Region of Germany. Circa Mid 20th Century. The Figurative Squirrel and Oak Leafs are Made Out of Solid 800 Grade Continental Coin Silver. The Foot of the Squirrel has a 800 Stamp that Denotes the 80% Silver Content as well as 2 Other Hallmarks that I was Not Able to Identify - This can Best Be Seen in the 12th - Last Photograph in my Chairish Listing. It has Wonderful Detail in the Squirrel and Oak Branch Features. Also Note! That the Squirrel is Actually Holding Genuine Acorn. The Bowl is Hand Carved Out of 1 Solid Piece of Indigenous Pine Wood in the Form of a Half Nut Shell. This Bowl Could be used for Any Kind of Nut - Shelled or In the Shell. It is in Excellent Original Condition - Displays Beautifully. The Silver has been Professionally Tested and is Absolutely Guaranteed to be Solid 800 Grade Silver. These Types of German and Other Continental Silver Hallmarks can easily be documented with a simple internet search.
This is a Very Good Quality Piece - I am sure that you will be pleased when it arrives.
It Measures 6 1/4 inches Tall x 11 inches Long x 6 1/2 inches Wide..

SILVER - SILVER - SILVER. Do You Love Antique Sterling Silver & Coin Silver Items ???. If you do you will be Happy to Know that I Maintain a Vast Selection of Well Over 300 Pieces Including a Large Selection of Napkin Rings in my GM Picker Chairish Store Inventory with More Pieces Being Added on a Regular Basis.

Most of the Continental European Silver Makers used and still do use Various Grades of Coin Silver - Typically 800, 825, 830, 833, 835, 875 & 900 Grades Etc. This Piece Being Marked 833 would have a 83.3% - 833/1000 Pure Silver Content. Sterling Silver has a slightly higher 92.5% Silver Content - that being 925/1000 Silver Content. All of the Silver Pieces that I Sell on Chairish are Professionally Tested and are Absolutely Guaranteed to to Have the Silver Content as Stated.

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