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Thanks for the info on the table setting. I had to go check and see how it was done and found this example (I know, the silver doesn't match..but it is interesting anyway!) I love this site, I just spent a day going through old silver pieces and found quite a few old solid silver pieces. I now know ...

Thank you everyone for your replies! I tried getting more light into the crevice of the maker's mark, but no luck, it is too deep and squished. The elongation of the marks from the finishing of the spoon make sense, especially if there was some ''pulling'' of the handle in the final shaping after th...

Hi: I have this old silver spoon manufactured in London (it has the crowned leopard and the rampant lion) with a gothic looking year letter of ''S''...possibly 1773 or 1873? There is also an odd, deep impression after the lion that looks like a vase or something..not sure what it is. Any help with t...

Thank you Phil and Trev, the information is exactly what I was looking for...apologies for the Britannia / Hibernia mixup.

Christie

Hi: I have an Irish pendant with the marks J.MCo and the Dublin assay marks of Britannia and the crowned harp (I think) along with a year indicated by the letter 'X'. Could anyone tell me who the maker was and the year? If not the maker, the year alone would be really helpful. Thanks! Picture at the...