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Well the Lion Passant is in the form used in London in the 1739 to 1756 period so the dateletter "m" would be 1747/48 although it looks a little odd.
However as a buckle collector I'm not familiar with the dateletters of that period !

Found on a stock buckle with the 1740 / 1756 Lion Passant Guardant assay mark of the London office



It could possibly be IM but my guess would be TM.
I do not have any ideas on the sponsor at present .

Probably the mark of Daniel James - see http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=47351 Somewhat unusual for a "J " rather than an " I " to be used at this period, but not unknown . http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n170/clivetaylor/Daniel%20James_zpsore50k3k.jpg Se...

Believed (by me at least ) to have marks in the lost small-workers register of 1739 - 1756. He appears to have been a bucklemaker There may be a father and son in the account below, and possibly even a third man. 20 April 1757 [The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Ref: t17570420-27] ......Daniel James ...

4 November 1947 GENERAL ADVERTISER, p 2 carries the following :- To be peremptorily SOLD by AUCTION By JOHN HEATH ..... ..... To which will be added, by Order of the Assignees The Gold and Silver Toys late of Mr PAUL CRISPIN ( designed for Exportation ) Consisting of Gold and Silver Snuff Boxes, Etw...

Further to the first posting here is a slightly abbreviated transcript of the Old Bailey { t17620114-29 ] trial of James Chassey of of 14th January 1762. It contains some fascinating technical details of a silversmiths craft and trade In the trial the Proceedings of the Old Bailey gives Henry Corry ...

8th September 1731. Old Bailey trial - Reference Number: t17310908-22 William Roberts , alias George Smith , of St. Bride's , was indicted for feloniously stealing a Cane, Value 18 s. the Goods of William Paradise , on the 31st of July last.[ 1731] The Prisoner came to the Prosecutor's Shop, while h...

The entry is undoubtedly "Branbury" but I think it's a mistake for Banbury , an important market town in Oxfordshire.
My wife and I do our grocery shopping there on Tuesdays !

Undoubtedly a pair of shoe buckles.
By the style around 1770 - 1780 , unless they are rather large (say 90mm or larger) in which case c1790 -1820 ( when some retro styles were popular). This is based on English buckle fashion , although they do not have English marks
Sorry not to be specific !

As has been seen, our Mr Thomas Nash was somewhat of a peripatetic silversmith. And it appears he had other strange habits. . Two examples of his 14th January 1767 smallworkers mark are given below . The "dogtooth" to the bottom is very clearly visible, and one can see the upper one , alth...

I think there is another factor we tend to ignore when using Grimwades images . In theory all new punches should be registered at Goldsmiths' Hall. In practise I personally believe that a prolific silversmith would have had more than one identical punch made each time he ordered . Thus there would b...

There is a very constructive article by Anthony Twist in "Silver Studies 25 - 2009 " entitled "James Bult and his Partners 1774 - 1834 " which comprehensively covers the various twists and turns of the premises at 85/86 Cheapside. It gives considerable details on the various part...

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Whatever next !

A very Happy Christmas to everyone !

John Muns was definitely dead by 22 March 1768 when his will was proved at PCC .
See http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=3480

13 November 1734 Christening of Amey Spree, daughter of Henry Spree and his wife Sarah at St James, Clerkenwell London (IGI ) 1 May 1738 Grimwade gives his sole known entered as smallworker " in hockle hole " ( Hockley in the Hole) [Grimwade No 1066] This is believed to be an example, foun...

Considerable new information on this gentleman indicates that perhaps Grimwades Addenda, page 758 which suggests that Mark 3908 is not William Lutwyche and John Henry Vere , but John Vincent and Henry Lawford may be questionable . William Lutwyche may well have been in partnership with his father in...

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n170/clivetaylor/ILWL_zpsiuyismol.jpg This mark has been seen on a cast pieced pair of tongs, and on a stock buckle. both with the post 1755 Lion Passant Guardant of London Speculatively I suggest that it may be a lost smallworkers register mark of John and Willia...

Collage - The London Picture Archive http://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/view-item?key=SXsiUCI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6ImdvbGRzbWl0aCIsIm9wZXJhdG9yIjoxLCJmdXp6eVByZWZpeExlbmd0aCI6MywiZnV6enlNaW5TaW1pbGFyaXR5IjowLjc1LCJtYXhTdWdnZXN0aW9ucyI6MywiYWx3YXlzU3VnZ2VzdCI6bnVsbH19&pg=227&WINID=1480184681564#5ZARm_...

Many thanks . Definitely not marks of any English Assay Office ! The Lion Passant appears from his tail to be connected to a high voltage cable, poor thing ! Can we have a picture of the actual tongs please ? That may give a clue Then I think these posts could be transferred to the Provincial Marks ...