help identifying? ? tea set , crystal box , tankard?

[dshoup1]

I was told the tea set was over 300 years old

The silver and crystal box no markings

And the tankard is stamped with jd on the bottom

All items came from belgium

[gg27]

Sorry but the teaset isn't 300 years old.  It looks 20th century especially with that style of gilding & the quality just isn't there for 300+ years old.  The shape of the cup suggests a coffee "can" as opposed to a tea cup.  If we had a pic of the pot that would help.

The box may be a sardine dish, but I can't really tell much from the picture.  I've not seen sardine dishes with handles before, so I'm only making a suggestion. 

[mart]

I agree with gg27 !! That is a pretty modern coffee cup style and there is little evidence of age that I can see !! Modern style and pattern !!   Did you buy this set from a shop ??  Can`t see the others well !!

[dshoup1]

Everything came from my grandmother that lived in belgium it was all passed down it was all stuff that she held on to and had put away
I will take more pics

[dshoup1]

Here is a pic of whole set
It was handed down to my grandmother in belgium

[mart]

That's a coffee set not tea !!  And I am pretty sure its 20th century !! Will look more tomorrow !!

[gg27]

Agree with Mart, that is a coffee set & I still say it's 20th century.  Could be 30's - 40's.  Family lore has a way of changing dates of items. GG

[bigwull]

Have to agree with both Mart & GG..this looks more 50,s/60,s...and the cups look like expresso,size, and as GG says,peoples recollections...ten d to add years to some things....as people get older..their memory...ages faster...and what they perceive as being...hundreds of years old...will more than likely be a fraction of that....i have some items here that i got from my gran...who when i was young...told me she got them from her mum...when the truth was they,d been bought in the 50,s

[dshoup1]

More pics of sardine box?

[dshoup1]

The stamp on bottom of tankard says jd
The bottom is hand rolled not welded or solderd

[bigwull]

when you ping the glass,with your nail... does it have a high pitched ring....as it looks more like moulded glass

[dshoup1]

The box I had appraised once
The finding was pure crystal and silver.
I was told about 20 years ago that the box belongs in a museum
The apraiser could not place a value to it .

[dshoup1]

I live york pa is there any well known appraisers local to my area ?

[gg27]

Just thinking about this box some more.  The handle on it makes me question whether it's a sardine box or not.  I've had a couple of square porcelain "comb honey dishes" which had lids & a similar look to this.  Could be?  GG

[dshoup1]

Thank you