British Foot Guards Gorget unknown city mark etc.

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Vincent998
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British Foot Guards Gorget unknown city mark etc.

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My first query but first a Thank You for this site. I have used it a number of times and always found that it answered my questions,five stars!
This time a puzzle.
I recently obtained a collection of British Officer gorgets. Quickly identified several,but one eludes me. English Sterling and I think George lV .
but the identification of the city mark which in turn would be the key to the date mark is the puzzle.
Help please. Thanks in advance.

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Vincent998
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Re: British Foot Guards Gorget unknown city mark etc.

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In my rush to post I left out the puzzle of no makers mark
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Hi,
I think London 1805.
regards
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Re: British Foot Guards Gorget unknown city mark etc.

Post by dognose »

Hi Vincent,

Welcome to the Forum.

The marks are pseudo's, probably Chinese.

It's no surprise to see such marking, especially on a military item. Such pieces were often lost and the use of a native silversmith to provide a replacement, copied from a fellow officer's Gorget, would have meant the duplicate arriving in days, rather than weeks if ordered from London, and probably at a fraction of the cost.

The 'K' mark may be copied from the pattern provided or it may be a maker's mark, if so, they are unknown to me.

Trev.
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