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We see this set of marks very often here in the United States.The pieces I've seen have all been electroplated.. Sleepless "in Seatlle", Pat :-))) Those two marks you've illustrated come from two distinct sets of punches. Two manufacturers? I'll post back on the "bigger stuff" t...

Hi there, they're not sterling, but their marks have a story in plate of one kind or another which you might like to join in on? Your pieces seem to me, by their marks, to be part of that story too. :-) http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13625" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false...

Hello. We see this set of marks very often here in the United States. The pieces I've seen have all been electroplated.Pat. I'm so sorry to have dropped off the radar, Pat, but shivering when I wrote my previous post, I didn't realise it spelled 'flu. Scrabbling back up now -- and the provenance of...

Have always thought that in Great Britain the leopard's head was just for sterling silver assayed in London. And you'd be absolutely right, Pat. (It wasn't always just London, though. In 1477, the mark is referred to in a statute as indicating 'the touch for London and other places ', for example.)...

This first hallmark means London according to a couple of Internet British silver mark reference sites I visited. I could use help with the second (maker) and third hallmark. Hi there. The old 'uns are often the best 'uns <g>, and you've been seduced by an almost iconic Old Sheffield Plate -- sterl...

Regarding age/period, Do you agree with the probable dating of 1870/1900? Yes, I rather think that I do. Sorry to have kept you waiting, but I've been kicking this round in my head for a while, to see whether I could comfortably see it as English and/or why I kept seeing it as something rather teut...

-- sterling? plate? what does Exeter and the crown mean? is it old? new? -- It's most likely silver plated on to bronze or perhaps brass, as the coin at the heart of it is a specimen of the first, bronze minting of the second issue (1860-1901) of the Victorian ha'penny bearing the 'young head' of t...

Not sterling, based on what your photos reveal so far. But there's the rub: not enough detail. You refer to "Exeter" and "the crown" but the photos don't allow anyone to home in sufficiently to see, never mind to comment. Could you provide macro shots so everyone can see what you...

note the "Co" to the right of the trademark. Nice catch. Crossed my mind but couldn't securely make 'Co' of it. Did wonder after posting whether I was leading myself down my own garden path <g> but as I can't delete nor can I amend my own posts here, there was not a lot I could do about i...

except it doesn't say silverplate. Mine is marked "silver on copper". Ah but it does: "silver on copper" is per definition silver plate. :-)) I can't make your thumbnails expand to see the marks? From what you describe of them, they're run-of-the-mill US plate marks. What is it ...

hello. thanks for your answer. I dont understand exactly your message. The piece is english, is a goblet, but no one could desciopher this hallmark. The joy of pseudo-marks. :-/// You are very emphatic about your piece being English, in which case could you help us along by justifying that, what ma...

Can anyone help me with this prill gallery tray, is it silver or plated, and possible date on this item To eliminate much of the glare and enhance the blunt graphical quality, I have flipped your image into a negative which makes a number of things clearer. Firstly, it is marked to the left of the ...

Though the assumed unit of volume that unqualified punched numbers in British pieces represented was most certainly the ½ pint throughout the 19thC, and in earlier pieces (1750s-1840s) it was frequently the Gill (¼ pint), it's easier to do the maths here on the measurements provided which produces...

what is this dish for Hi, given the dimensions, it's probably a butter dish, and a Celtic revival one at that, which would marry reasonably nicely with its Glaswegian makers provenance? Its styling appears derived from a more prestigious cousin, the Stilton dome, examples of which you can find in c...

I forgot to add, I believe that the "teapot by committee" is 19th century, probably American, not British since there are no manufacturers' marks. I, too, think this stylistically confused little fella is probably American. The main number will be the catalogue number or style/pattern num...

Many thanks indeed! That brings all the marks back into sync with one another. Thanks again.

Salt cellar import, assayed to be sterling in London 1903, sponsor Singleton, Benda & Co. After cleaning from a very distressed state, the (rubbed) original marks (see pics, with the marks in 2 magnifications) appear to be German, of which the second from left would then be "5" (of a &...