Antique Large Hallmark Sterling Silver Lidded Crystal Vanity Jar

 Chester 1912

Details

Height : 10cm (4in)

Rim diameter : 10.5cm (4 1/8in)

Silver lid weight : 73gm (just over 2 1/2oz)

Total weight : 446gm (15 3/4oz)

This large bulbous crystal vanity jar is in very good condition with no chips

or cracks. The hallmarked sterling silver lid has a few tiny dings consistent

with age and use. It is hallmarked for Chester 1912, putting it in the reign of

George V. The makers' initials, 'JD over WD' indicate the lid was produced

by James Deakin & Sons. There is an inscription etched on the lid - 'Meryl

Xmas 1914.' This date is especially poignant and important because it 

marked a historical Christmas truce in WW1, when troops from both Britain

and Germany left their trenches, exchanged food and cigarettes, sang carols

and each buried their dead. This was the only time it happened during WW1.

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