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Hi, This may seem like an odd question. I have about 50 pieces of silver, with the odd plated item, all in a cabinet. The silver is English, Russian, Japanese, French, Indian, Italian, American, German and Austrian. I only clean it once or twice a year, as it generally seems to stay tarnish free, ap...

Trevor and Peter, Thanks for the replies. You may well be right, that more were made if orders were taken, but we simply do not know that at this stage. I search a lot of auctions worldwide every day, and I have not seen another, that is not to say that others do not exist. Do we know if there are L...

Hi All, Please could you move this to the correct forum. As promised here is the silver item I have and was asking about assay office hallmarking. This three handled cup is marked for Henry Wigfull in Sheffield in 1881. It is a large cup, standing 19cm high by 17.5cm wide. I purchased the item from ...

Phil and Peter, Many thanks for your replies. Firstly, I am happy to post images of the item including the hallmarks, I just need to photograph them. Phil has brought up an interesting point, that some assay offices may not have run there marking years from January to December, I had not thought of ...

Hi, Although I registered about four years ago, this is my first post. I have a question about English Silver Hallmarking, I hope this makes sense. Was it ok in the second half of the 19th century for English silversmiths to send an item for assaying, and request it to be hallmarked for the followin...