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Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:29 pm
by anikopol
Hi all,

Here is a spoon, that I presume was made around 1800 in British islands, but with marks which I could not identified.
The marks are :
BP in an oval
4 aligned marks in an oval that I could not really read because they are quite erased.

Could you tell me more about these marks ?
Thanks.

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Re: Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:30 pm
by anikopol
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Re: Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:37 pm
by dognose
Hi,

The mark shown is upside down. It identifies the firm of Watson & Gilliott.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_W.html

Trev.

Re: Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:09 pm
by anikopol
Thanks a lot Trev. !

I do not know much about Bristih marks.
Could you explain me the meaning of the different marks ?
Thanks.

Re: Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:32 pm
by dognose
It's 'W' '&' 'G', for Watson & Gilliott, 'S' for Sheffield, and 'BP' for British Plate, which refers to the silver plating.

Trev.

Re: Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:36 am
by anikopol
Thanks dognose for your identification and your explanations.
You identified the 3 main marks, and I suppose that the two remaining marks are also unreadable to you

Re: Spoon with British marks ?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:43 am
by dognose
All five marks are identified in my above post.

Trev.