1827 Silver Fork - William Chawner II or William Chinnery

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1827 Silver Fork - William Chawner II or William Chinnery

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Good Evening, Thank You for having a great resource which has proven helpful.

If possible I would like some help with the Makers Mark on this Fork I have deciphered the Marks as being:

Standard Mark: Lion Passant, .925 Silver
City Mark: Uncrowned Leopard, London
Duty Mark: King George IV
Date Letter: m, 1827
Makers Mark: W C - Either William Chawner II or William Chinnery

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Re: 1827 Silver Fork - William Chawner II or William Chinnery

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Sorry can't seem to edit my Post, fixed Photos.

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Re: 1827 Silver Fork - William Chawner II or William Chinnery

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Hi and welcome to the forum.

A close-up of the maker's mark would have been useful. However I read it as "WC" and not "W.C" or "W·C". This, according to the standard reference work by Grimwade, makes it a Chawner mark. According to Grimwade Chawner first registered "WC" in 1815 and "W.C" in 1820; I have seen both versions through to the 1830s (he died in 1834). In addition Chawner registered as a spoonmaker and Chinnery (who registered his "W·C" mark in 1825) was a plateworker so the fact that you have a fork makes Chawner by far the best candidate.

Phil
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Re: 1827 Silver Fork - William Chawner II or William Chinnery

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Brilliant, Thank You. I should have looked more into the Makers.

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silvermakersmarks wrote:Hi and welcome to the forum.

A close-up of the maker's mark would have been useful. However I read it as "WC" and not "W.C" or "W·C". This, according to the standard reference work by Grimwade, makes it a Chawner mark. According to Grimwade Chawner first registered "WC" in 1815 and "W.C" in 1820; I have seen both versions through to the 1830s (he died in 1834). In addition Chawner registered as a spoonmaker and Chinnery (who registered his "W·C" mark in 1825) was a plateworker so the fact that you have a fork makes Chawner by far the best candidate.

Phil
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Re: 1827 Silver Fork - William Chawner II or William Chinnery

Post by dognose »

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Thank you for posting a larger image of the marks, it confirms the attribution as a product of the Chawner workshops:

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A journeyman's mark is now visible, something that would only be found on flatware from a large concern.

Trev.
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