Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

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Desboot
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Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

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Hi
I wondered if anyone could shed a little light on a coffee pot I have recently purchased, I first thought it had the mark of Thomas Willis but the swan symbol has confused me as I know this can sometimes be a symbol used for unknown exports/imports of Silver

I would just like to get a little more information if possible on this coffee pot and also does anyone think it is electroplated or solid silver I think it is electroplating but again not sure thank you for your help

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Re: Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

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Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Not a swan, but a pelican, the trade mark of the silver platers, Thomas Wilkinson & Son of Birmingham.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... son#p48422

and: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_W2.html

Trev.
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Re: Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

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Hi,
One of the marks (letter A) could be Belgian official assay mark for.800 silver 2nd standard(1868-1942).
Marks are small and blurred.
Is it possible to show us better close up of the marks ? Thank you.
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Re: Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

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Of course, Trev is right.
Better pelican mark bellow and really misleading Gothic ``A``.
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Desboot
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Re: Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

Post by Desboot »

Thank you both for this information, so it looks like it was made pre 1874? As it doesn’t have the &S.
The symbol is the same as shown in the photo with a pelican symbol, so thank you again for identifying this for me. Now, would you recommend cleaning this pot to try and bring it back to looking like silver or leave the patina? I don’t want to ruin it
Thanks again
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Re: Help to identify Antique Coffee Pot

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Yes, around that time. Here's an advertisement from 1877 that illustrates a similar coffee pot to your own:

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T. Wilkinson & Sons - Birmingham - 1877

As regards cleaning, a gentle cleaning, by hand, with a mild polish, should work wonders providing the original silver plating is still deposited on the piece.

Trev.
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