The item bears two marker's mark. How to understand it?

[Elena Russ]

Hi, dear friends.

I have the item which bears stamps of two silversmiths: «EBS Ltd» (Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd are from London) and Mackay&Chisholm Edinburgh (Mackay & Chisholm are from Edinburg). What is this situation? How to understand it? Thank you in advance.



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[agphile]

Barnard is the maker. The name stamp is not part of the hallmarks. It stands for the shop in Edinburgh where the item was sold.
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[Elena Russ]

Barnard is the maker. The name stamp is not part of the hallmarks. It stands for the shop in Edinburgh where the item was sold.

Thank you, agphile! But why has the seller stamped the item by his own mark if it is not imported?
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[agphile]

The seller's name stamped on an item is really just a form of advertising. It reminds the buyer, or indeed friends of the buyer, where the item was bought and it might confer some prestige on the seller. Where the seller was well known it might add to the prestige of the item as well.
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