A fantastic and HUGE site for makers' marks from Birmingham, Chester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London, Newcastle, Sheffield, and York. •British & Irish Silver Date Letters To date your silver from its hallmark, first identify the assay office (e.g. anchor for Birmingham, leopard...
The leftmost hallmark is the maker's.The lion passant (walking lion) is the standard hallmark for certified sterling silver (925/1000). The anchor hallmark denotes this wasassayed in Birmingham. The capital letter D in cursive indicates the year, 1978. There was a legal requirement to usedat...
The first silver hallmarking was confined to Goldsmiths’ Hall in London but in time other assay offices were opened. Today there are still offices in Edinburgh, where hallmarking has been regulated since the 15th century, and in Birmingham and Sheffield, where assay offices were established by ...
THE FIRST LONDON 1905, MAKER'S MARKS FH; THE SECOND BIRMINGHAM 1972, each of simple rectangular form, one engine-turned, glazed, each marked on frame 15in. (38cm.) high (2) 注意事项 This lot is offered without reserve. This lot is exempt from Sales Tax. 协助...
An over-and-under turn-over percussion pocket pistol with blued turn-off barrel, signed, scroll engraved action, thumbpiece safety-catch, racaur silver escutcheon, and chequered walnut butt, signed CLARKE, LEICESTER, Birmingham proof marks, mid-19th cent
For example, it could be in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, or Edinburgh. The sponsor mark shows who was responsible for the hallmark, which could be a jewellery manufacturer or a retail jeweller. This mark has a unique combination of letters within a specific shape. Every piece of jewellery ...