Old Cloisonne Boker
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 6:58 pm
Just got this pen knife. Handles are silver and cloisonne. Thrilled to add it to my collection. 
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Old Cloisonne Boker
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Re: Old Cloisonne Boker
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 1:28 am
Dave that's very intricate and unique. Is it an old H. Boker? Have you deciphered those hallmarks on the backside?
Re: Old Cloisonne Boker
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 2:48 am
Beautiful knife.
Is that a lost art?
Is that a lost art?
Re: Old Cloisonne Boker
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 2:59 am
Very nice! Congrats. 
Re: Old Cloisonne Boker
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 8:19 am
Thanks, guys! 
Greg, the tang is stamped "H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery." Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with German hallmarks, and these are so worn I can't tell what characters I'm looking at. The only thing I have determined is the hallmarks seem to be pre-1888. By 1888 German law required a decimal silver mark (e.g. .800 or .925) to be stamped on all silver. Here's a close-up.
Greg, the tang is stamped "H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery." Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with German hallmarks, and these are so worn I can't tell what characters I'm looking at. The only thing I have determined is the hallmarks seem to be pre-1888. By 1888 German law required a decimal silver mark (e.g. .800 or .925) to be stamped on all silver. Here's a close-up.