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is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:03 pm
by donnyensley
this bowl is marked with the lion passant and crown. I am not sure what the one on the right is?? also is the Whitney jewelry co. a legitimate one? just trying to know what it all means?
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:07 pm
by dognose
Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
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http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=42199http://www.postimg.com is recommended. Embedded images get a far greater response than just posting links.
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Trev.
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:44 pm
by donnyensley
[quote="donnyensley"]this bowl is marked with the lion passant and crown. I am not sure what the one on the right is?? also is the Whitney jewelry co. a legitimate one? just trying to identify what these marks mean.
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:49 pm
by dognose
Remember to use the 'Preview' button, if you cannot see the image, then neither can we.
Trev.
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:18 pm
by donnyensley
donnyensley wrote:this bowl is marked with the lion passant and crown. I am not sure what the one on the right is?? also is the Whitney jewelry co. a legitimate one? just trying to know what it all means?
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:24 pm
by donnyensley
donnyensley wrote:donnyensley wrote:this bowl is marked with the lion passant and crown. I am not sure what the one on the right is?? also is the Whitney jewelry co. a legitimate one? just trying to know what it all means?
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:29 pm
by donnyensley
sorry it took me a little bit to get the forum posting dialed in. But I think I got it now. can I delete the first couple of postings I did but keep my latest.?
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:58 pm
by dognose
It's best left, such information helps others.
Trev.
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:54 am
by AG2012
Hi,
It`s American, made by E. & J. BASS - New York, NY (1890 - 1930).
Take a look here for exactly the same set of marks:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_B.htmlWhitney jewelry co. was the retailer.
``Sheffield`` denotes the method of manufacture and marks vaguely resemble Brittish marks for Sheffield, but they are NOT Brittish silver marks.
Regards
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:02 am
by donnyensley
so what your saying is this means it's just plated or something
Re: is this Sheffield bowl solid sterling?
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:33 am
by Waylander
Yes, that is correct - your piece would be silverplate, not sterling silver. Bass were well known silverplate makers. In the US, if a piece was "Sterling" it was usually marked as such (to provide comfort to the purchaser etc). Also, the marks are wrong for British sterling silver - for one, the "lion passant" isn't in a cartouche.
Best regards
Waylander