Please help me with this Hallmark

[GlennC]

Please help me with this Hallmark

[frenchie_myriam]

Hello there, this looks like French hallmark of the 18th century. Unfortunately there are around 10 crowned A in the french hallmarks and this shows the city where this piece has been assayed. To make it more precise could you please send a better picture of the left hallmark or at least describe it because it cannot figure whether it is a group of 3 crowns or towers or lilly flowers, furthermore I have the feeling from the picture that the hallmark was put twice one on the other. If you give more details I shall try to find. Hope this helps. Best regards. Myriam

[GlennC]

Hi,
Thank you for your help. I houp htis pictures will help. The mark on the left look like lilly flowers.

[frenchie_myriam]

Hello there,

I think I have finally found. This is not french because you would never have a lion carrying a union jack flag on a french piece and I could not find a crowned A with a crown with 5 parts. I think that the 3 lillies are actually 3 towers and it looks like the city hallmark of NEWCASTLE England for the period 1686-1687. I found the mark in Ian PICKFORD'S Jackson's hallmarks page 138. If it is really this period, I suggest you get a specialist to look at your piece because it would be a great antique.

Best Regards.
Myriam

[GlennC]

Hi Myriam,
Thank you very mach for your help. I have been told that it may be earlier 1560 Lincoln plate marks. You can fined information in "ANTIQUE SILVER HALLMARKS" by Charles Korman page 174.
Best regards
Glenn

[Neruda]

From the style of your cups I'm afraid I doubt an early origin. I suspect they are late 19th century from either Hanau, Germany, or from Holland. Both places produced silver in an antique style with "antique style hallmarks" which were often not regulated.

[GlennC]

This caps made in hammered silver technique, they not stamp or casted. In 19th century didn't use this technique in production of antique style items.