Desperately seeking direction
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:53 am
I have come across a beautifully ornate old silver ( I think teapot)
I am new to antique silver so I need help.
The lid is missing and the hallmarks on the bottom bear no resemblance to the ones I've seen on the sites.
They consist of 5 characters in square "shields"
all letters in OLDE ENGLISH script..... as follows
E B W & S
Im sorry I have no picture. The letters look like those used for dating in the Dutch system in the 1800's...can anyone shed some light??
Sincere thanks.
I am new to antique silver so I need help.
The lid is missing and the hallmarks on the bottom bear no resemblance to the ones I've seen on the sites.
They consist of 5 characters in square "shields"
all letters in OLDE ENGLISH script..... as follows
E B W & S
Im sorry I have no picture. The letters look like those used for dating in the Dutch system in the 1800's...can anyone shed some light??
Sincere thanks.
