British hallmarks?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:33 pm
I am a little stumped on this one cant tell if it is British Chinese or Canadian. Seems like the lion rampant is facing wrong. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi Needy,
It's South African and dates to the 1950's-1960's era.
The name of the maker is unknown to me, but his mark represents a lad by the name of Dick King who rode from Durban to Grahamstown to carry the message that Durban was being attacked by the Boers, he's a South African legend. The 'STG' indicates sterling and this is confirmed by the national mark of the springbok head. Other letters have been noted, so perhaps the 'Z' is a date letter.
Trev.