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It is the 1837 "O" with TL for Thomas Lawrence. No problem with the duty mark as Birmingham didn't start using Victoria's head until 1840, 3 years after she came to the throne. The reason for the lateness was, as I understand it, that the duty mark was part of hallmarking law and when Parl...

I am confused as to why you think that a magnet test can show the presence of silver - it can't. With just "England" on your spoon the only conclusion can be that it is not silver - and may not even be electroplated.

Phil

If this were Asprey it would have an English hallmark - it doesn't so it must be another A&C from somewhere else. It is probable that the "mushroom" is the trademark of the manufacturer and not a national mark. If so, it is perhaps not surprising that nobody has yet come up with an ans...

Yes, it's British - more specifically English as that is a London hallmark for 1999 and 14 carat gold. The maker/sponsor, RJT (or possibly RTJ where J could be for "Jewellery"), is not known to me.

Phil

See the Webster Company of North Attleboro, Massachusetts at https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W2.html

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They went into liquidation in 1929 but I have recorded their mark with a 1940 hallmark.

This is a Birmingham hallmark with the date letter "s" for 1917 and the maker's mark of A & J Zimmerman Ltd. Note that it is possible that the date letter could be "S" for 1942.

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We often see pieces marked with just "925". Of course there is no guarantee that any of them are really sterling - just that the manufacturer is making that claim. The only way to be sure about a claimed fineness is to have it tested.

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Good point, Jannie. I should have looked before leaping....

That form of the date letter for Sheffield silver is 1930/31. It is possible that W&D followed the assay office's date letters on their electroplate.

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Rose Lambart Price was born in 1837 and died in 1899. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Price, of Trengwainton on 18 May 1872. So this dates the flask to between 1872 and 1895. 1896 to 1899 are ruled out because of the shape of the leopard's head punch.

Phil

I have previously seen this AGP mark with London hallmarks dated 1857 to 1867. It may be an unregistered mark of Augustus George Piesse whose registered mark is A.G.P (stops between letters, serif type face).

Phil

Assuming that it is a British / English mark then a good possibility is Thomas Prime [& Son] of Birmingham. Known Prime marks include a gothic T, P and crown as here, although not in the same order, but not a "lion".

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Yes, it certainly looks like Sansom's mark. The Sheffield crown changed shape in 1860 and the Victoria duty mark was first used in 1840. So that tightens the possible date range to 1840-1859. I have, so far, only seen Sansom's mark with hallmarks dated 1835 to 1841 so it seems very likely that your ...

There were some very strange looking lions on Sheffield hallmarks in the period so we can't say for certain that this particular one is too far from being right.