Brass Box makers mark

Friend of mine purchased this Brass Inlaid Box, would anyone have any idea as to the marks stamped into the brass !!!, appears to read MIW. Thank you in advance

Hello
I noticed your post about the mark on your box ,could you post more pictures of the box?I am looking to identify the same mark I have seen on a brass inlaid tobacco box ,that they are saying is French. I collect boxes ,the company that made similar boxes (probably better quality) was Erhard &Sohne ,it is not their mark. You will find their mark very easy on the net ,it is a siting lion on top of the letter E.

I have added picture of the same mark on the other box.

Regards Rabbit82.

Very nice box, I actually don’t own the one I posted. It belongs to a distant friend, I’ll ask them if it’s possible to have more pics and I’ll post them ok. Thank you for your post and interest, have a beautiful day

Hi the last box I posted is not mine ,it is for sale and I am interested in the mark on it which is the same as the mark on your friends box,
I have posted my box which is made by Ehard &Sohne in their 1905 catalogue ,so that you can see some of their work, this one is not marked the mark was on the original (lost) key.

Regards Reddit82.

That’s a beauty, I wish I could help with the key as I have about 160 which I’ve bought over the years. I bought a small display cabinet that needed a key so I tried the first on the bunch I’ve got and it fitted perfectly. Happy Days

Potty62 wrote:That’s a beauty, I wish I could help with the key as I have about 160 which I’ve bought over the years. I bought a small display cabinet that needed a key so I tried the first on the bunch I’ve got and it fitted perfectly. Happy Days

I would love to get a key from you ,This is what the original key looks like ,if you come across one let me know.

I have posted hopefully be images of the box, I am not sure why they are coming out so big,I have used imurg to down load images to other forums with out any issues .








It is strange why the images are on there sides ,sorry about that ,at least you can see the whole box ,I am improving slowly.