Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a Norwegian Commemorative 830 Silver Trinket Dish. The circular dish has a stepped rim and the monogram of King Haakon VII of Norway embossed in the centre of the base.

Haakon VII was the first King of the newly independent Norway and was elected as monarch in a referendum in 1905. He reigned until 1957 and became a focal point of Norwegian resistance to Nazi occupation during WW2. The dish was probably made for his coronation in 1906 as the monogram later switched from the Roman numeral VII to the number 7.

The dish was made in Oslo by famous Norwegian silversmith firm David Andersen. It has the earlier D.A. mark, rather than the later D-A mark introduced in 1942, which is in keeping with the dish having been made for the 1906 coronation.

Condition is good, with just a very slight misshaping to the folded rim of the dish plus the superficial surface wear that you would expect with use and the passage of time. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The trinket dish is 6.2cm / 4.9ins in diameter and 0.5cm / 0.2ins deep. It weighs in at 12.6g / 0.44oz of solid silver.

The hallmarks, below the H VII monogram, are necessarily small but nice and clear to read. They show the 830S stamp for 830/1000 grade silver and the D.A. mark for David Andersen prior to the firm becoming David-Andersen in 1942.

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