Letter under the Leopard's head
Letter under the Leopard's head
Hello
I just bought a lovely, big and heavy 1825 London butter knife.
There is a M under the Leopard's head.
Can you please tell me what it stands for ?
The silversmith is WS ; I think it is William Sumner I
Can you please confirm?
Thank you very much
Fripou
I just bought a lovely, big and heavy 1825 London butter knife.
There is a M under the Leopard's head.
Can you please tell me what it stands for ?
The silversmith is WS ; I think it is William Sumner I
Can you please confirm?
Thank you very much
Fripou
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Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
I see what you mean about an M and I have to say that I have never seen anything similar before. However I think that it is more likely to be a flaw in the punching (not on the punch itself), although I don't know enough about how the process was actually done to suggest how it might have occurred.
I think that WS is more likely to have been William Schofield, registered as a spoonmaker 10 Nov 1820. William Sumner I is believed to have died in 1807.
Phil
I think that WS is more likely to have been William Schofield, registered as a spoonmaker 10 Nov 1820. William Sumner I is believed to have died in 1807.
Phil
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Thank you so much for the quick answer and for correction the name of the silversmith !
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Hi Fripou,
Is it possible to capture a real high definition close-up of the mark?
Trev.
Is it possible to capture a real high definition close-up of the mark?
Trev.
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Which one?
Leopard?
silversmith.?
Leopard?
silversmith.?
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Hi Fripou,
The Leopard's Head with the possible mystery 'M'.
Many thanks.
Trev.
The Leopard's Head with the possible mystery 'M'.
Many thanks.
Trev.
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Sorry for the very late reply
here are two pics of the head
what I mistook for an M is actually just a little line....
François
here are two pics of the head
what I mistook for an M is actually just a little line....
François
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Hi François,
Many thanks for posting the extra images.
It does appear to be a result of a cracked punch, or some debris becoming attached to the punch at the time of striking.
Trev.
Many thanks for posting the extra images.
It does appear to be a result of a cracked punch, or some debris becoming attached to the punch at the time of striking.
Trev.
Re: Letter under the Leopard's head
Yes, so it deos !
THank you so much, Trev
THank you so much, Trev