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Ok, I try again.

I bought this very nice sugar or is it salt bowl last week.

The markings indicate that it's made in Chester 1738 and the spoon is from Sheffield 1898.

It's not very big, about 5 inch tall and about 2,5 inch wide.



Anyway, is it a sugar or salt bowl ?

As I can remember they used sugar lumps back then, didn't they ?
and I don't think they would not have fitted in this thing.

Also is it rare or a common piece ?
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I never seen anything quite like it.

You can see the markings in the bottom of the picture, both for the bowl and the spoon, the spoon is obviously not the original.

Your dating on the spoon is correct, but believe the other piece, which is probably a mustard pot, is more likely Chester 1913. Believe the town mark from 1738 would be the three-wheat sheaves/three-lions halved, rather than the three-wheat sheaves w/sword, and the marks would include a crowned lions-head. If you post the makers mark, identifying the maker or sponsor would probably help with dating.

Cheryl ;o)
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Well, I don't know, the shape of the square where the "N" is would be
wrong if it would be 1901, it does not have this point in the bottom.

On your Chesters Hallmarks page it says.

"The shape of the shield cartouche around the City Mark and Standard Mark generally change to match the shield around the Date Letter Mark."

So the shape of the Date Letter Marks shield cartouche should be constant and not changing.



I have taken a picture of the makers mark but it's very faint.

How ever I have tried see with a magnifier, I think it says, G.N + R.H

Does this help any ?


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Hi,
George Nathan and Ridley Hayes. They produced in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries and had their mark registered in the assay offices of Birmingham, Chester and London, and possibly others, so I believe they must have been a large manufactory. Have had some nice Arts & Crafts inspired pieces by them.
Regards, Tom
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Ok, thanks for the information !
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