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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 speculati...

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 speculati...

They sold at Sotheby's a number of years ago:

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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 speculati...

Thank you!

It is the only mark- I was trying to tease out whether the fact that it predates the Birmingham assay mark by 100 years roughly would have an impact. Basically, would an anchor still likely be a reference to a maker in Birmingham?

Hello, This is my first post, so I very much appreciate any help. I'm trying to track down this makers mark. Its clearly a T and then an H/M/N flanking an anchor. It's meant to be circa 1675- would an anchor pre-1773 still tie to Birmingham? Any assistance is very welcome and appreciated! Best, Bate...