HELP with hallmarks

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philo
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HELP with hallmarks

Postby philo » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:02 pm

Hi,

Please ignore my complete and utter ignorance on the subject of hallmarking. I have lots of items that I would love to identify, as well as know the makers, possible dates of creation and where the items were made.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I have of course used various sources on the net to attempt to date etc., but although I think I may have been successful on a few of the pieces, I would like the opinions of some people with real expertise and experience:

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Cheers
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Postby Granmaa » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:57 pm

Looks like London 1904 by Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst. Probably a bon-bon dish.

Miles
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Postby philo » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:37 pm

Thank you Miles.
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Postby georgiansilver » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:31 pm

Looking at the items in the background I would imagine it is 8-10 inches long which would make it rather a breadbasket than a bon-bon dish Miles, what do you think?
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Postby Granmaa » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:15 pm

At 8" or above I would be inclined to call it a breadbasket or fruit dish.

I do have an old silver catalogue with all these sorts of dish, but the lengths are not specified and they're all the same size in the pictures.

Miles
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