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Hello, could you please help me read the silver hallmarks on this piece? I am not sure what they mean. Thank you

[Essexboy Found]

Hello, you are probably familiar with the company "Aspreys", the long established prestigious London jewellery and silversmithing concern, whose name is marked on the camel. There are plenty of Forum posts for you to reference if not though. There are a set of official hallmarks, also on the camel, but additionally a 2nd set on the silver mounted plinth. Both are valid hallmarks and there is an expectation that they would be identical and although they are a close match, they are not identical. There is a standing lion in each set guaranteeing the silver used was Sterling standard ( 925 parts silver per 1000). There are 2 cats faces indicating the silver was hallmarked by the London Assay Office and there are 2 forward sloping lower case "t'". That was the letter used to mark silver items assayed at London in 1974. Now the difference, the lettering, "usually" indicating the silversmith involved with the item. The "RC" with the dot below on the plinth was the mark of a London silversmith, William Comyns & Sons Ltd (Richard Comyns). On the camel the more complex "A&CoLd" mark is one of Aspreys' own marks. Aspreys may have made the camel, but they could have sponsored the making of the camel by Comyns, but wanted only their name on the more important bit of the item. There is confusion about makers and sponsors but this is how I think it.

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