What is this object and what is is worth?

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Posted Wed, 12/23/2009 - 11:45am by SamMcClanson
Category: 
Silver and Silver Overlay
Medium - What is the item made out of (e.g. "silver")?: 
Silver
Distinguishing marks or signature (e.g. artist's name, silver hallmark): 
EG Webster & Sons spiderweb mark w/number 3 beneath
Size and dimensions of this item: 
4-1/2" round at widest part, 2-3/8" tall
Condition: 
Fair
History: 
In a box of stuff I bought at a flea market.
Long Description and Pictures (jpg, gif, png): 

2-piece silver dish; top has hole approx 1-7/8" in diameter and the top nests into the bottom piece. Edges of hole are "beaded" as is the rim around the widest part of the bottom piece and the base. The bottom has the E G Webster & Sons spiderweb & star mark with the number 3 underneath it.

Free Classifieds: 
No, I don't want to sell it
Photos: 
EG Webster silver dish?
Silver "dish" EG Webster
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Re: What is this object and what is is worth?

by Anonymous - 04/06/2010 - 9:02pm

This looks like a hair receiver. I dont know the value.