Oh, do not want to upset the General shareholders ' meeting, but must tell the truth: closer to the 80-th years of the decanters in silver setting Musée produced less (literally one) and basically a frame made of Nickel silver. They and the price was different: in a silver rimmed decanter cost 12 rubles., and in silver - as much as 25 rubles! This is when the average salary of an employee of the Musée 110-120 rubles.
I suspect that all of the above forum members decanters with silver rims were manufactured in the late 60's - early 70-ies, when Melchior has not yet supplanted precious metal.
I have one in Nickel silver....
I was a young specialist with a corresponding z.p......