1935 teapot

[grammal]

This teapot's hallmark is London 1935 I think, does anyone know the maker please.


Thank you
Catherine

[MLF]

Hello Catherine,

The maker is Edward Viner of Viners Ltd. He was also active in Birmingham & Sheffield:

London Makers' Marks

Best wishes

MLF

[2209patrick]

I agree the mark was used by E. Viner. However, I thought the first name was Emil. Could anyone clarify this?

Pat.

[Granmaa]

I've always seen it as Emile.

Miles

[MLF]

Gosh, I think you’re probably right.

The internet is flooded with pages stating that the E.V mark belongs to Edward, Emil, Emile or even Edwin Viner. I suspect it must be Emil/Emile — the name being unusual in the UK and unlikely to be conjured up arbitrarily. In contrast, most people probably assume ‘E. Viner’ to be an Edward.

Unless he had a son, it seems E. was active for quite a long time; I have a piece from 1910 but have also seen a pair of tongs made in 1960. But I guess if there was a son, it would be quite well known, really…?

Best wishes

Mikael

[grammal]

thank you all very much
Regards
Cathie

[paulh]

I have always assigned the EV mark to Viners. The mark on the far right of this set of marks is the commemorative mark for the silver jubillee of King George V and Queen Mary. As this was the first time a mark was struck for purely commemorative reasons it does add a little to its interest to collectors.

Paul