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A commonwealth period porringer by John Plummer with date letter for 1657.

Hello, Just resurrecting an old post. I have finally got around to sorting out an item that I have which has the same kind of mark/blemish on the inside face. The item is a porringer by John Jackson and assayed in 1697, (https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=56711) I have spoken wi...

Probably one of the most informative books I have read on early English silver. A great purchase.
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Sold by Sothebys on 23rd November 2014 together with a further similar box and a nutmeg grater which were listed by the auction house as Charles II circa 1675. The attribution from Mitchell of Thomas Hughes appears to be a likely candidate although this is based on the supposition that a mark of TH ...

David M Mitchell in his book Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London references a mark TH, anchor between, in a shield, as possibly being attributed to Thomas Hughes (free 1662, died before April 1678). However, without a photo of the whole of the object this attribution must remain speculativ...

Hello,
Whilst the engraving of the crest is not fully clear it is not dissimilar to that of Hamilton, Scotland being a demi-goat affrontee, holding between the fore-legs a human heart, all ppr. Reference Fairbairns Book of Crests, plate 128.4.
Regards,
Trevor.

Hello,
I believe the arms and crest are those of Halyburton, Newmains co. Roxburgh.
Arms: or, on a bend az. three mascles and in the sinister canton a buckle of the first.
Crest: a stag at gaze proper.
Regards,
Trevor.

The only crests listed and illustrated in Fairbairns for a bird holding an ear of wheat vertically as that shown in the photo are described either as doves, birds or doves beaked and legged (whatever that is). I cannot comment on whether or not this is an accurate description or that engravers follo...

Further research indicates that the spelling of the village of Durington in Fairbairns has either changed over time or is mis-spelled and is actually Dorrington in Lincolnshire. There are monuments to the Oldfield family (Anthony Oldfield) within the parish church of St James and St John that was er...

Hi Peter,
I believe this crest is for Oldfield of Durington, Lincolnshire (a dove close arg holding in it’s beak an ear of wheat).
Regards,
Trevor

I was initially concerned that the Royal Coat of arms was face down and should have been on the visible face of the plate however the discussion on the legality or otherwise of the plate reminded me of an unwise and badly considered purchase I made some years ago. This was a pair of silver bowls wit...

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Learning is a continuous process and following this forum is a great way of improving one’s knowledge. There is an enormous and varied depth of knowledge here, stay positive!
Trevor

Hi, The date letter is for 1829 but the makers are Charles Rawlings and George Storer who registered their mark on 1st January 1829. Some owners scratch collection numbers, the weight of the object, the date they acquired it etc on items of silver they own which I think is what can be seen on this i...

These are really informative documents and will be useful for future research. I had only been able to trace Elizabeth’s ancestors back to her father and these documents enable this to trace back to the 16th century when their arms were granted. Thank you for sharing this.

Hello, Thanks for your response and yes, I was aware of this attribution but my searches on both of the Coleman/Colman families has so far been fruitless. The Coleman/Colman arms are well recorded (just need to find the direct family) but those of the wife to sinister are proving more of a challenge...

Hello, My conclusion concurs with those expressed earlier, that the crest on this item does relate to the Grove/Lambert/Hooke families. Robert Grove (1636-1695) who married Mary Hanham (1644-1688) in 1661 would be entitled to quarter the arms of his father, Thomas Grove (?-?), with those of his moth...

Hello, Firstly I need to thank Alaine Apap Bologna for her collaboration in formulating this response, she has a great depth of knowledge of Maltese silver and I have suggested that she joins our forum as I believe her input would be invaluable and we could all learn from her. Now to the mark in que...

Thank you for taking time out to research this, it is good data. I concur that currently the most likely path to resolution is to follow the Lambert/Grove/Hooke route. Whilst the traceable Lambert family line currently seems to end at Edward Lambert I also need to understand why these (Grove and Lam...

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Hello Amena, thank you for this information. The assumption that the mark was 17th century was taken from that illustrated in Tardy (which is always open to further interpretation). I have no contact details for Alaine but if you could send me her details on a PM then I would welcome her opinion. Th...