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The images below show examples of what the 5 marks look like sequentially on a piece of flatware: From Left to Right (1927, Dublin, Brittania Standard Silver 95.8%, London) From Left to Right (London, Sheffield, 1942, England Sterling Silver) If you're considering buying silver made in the UK, you want to be sure you're getting the real deal.
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The mark for silver meeting the sterling standard of purity is the Lion Passant, but there have been other variations over the years, most notably the mark indicating Britannia purity. The Britannia standard was obligatory in Britain between 1697 and 1720 to try to help prevent British sterling silver coins from being melted to make silver plate.
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The 925/1000 (sterling) silver fineness is certified in London and other British Assay Offices by the use of the "lion passant" mark. For a short period (1696-1720) the standard was elevated to 958.4/1000 and the "Britannia" mark replaced the "lion passant".
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The Hallmarking Act of 1973 brought the remaining 4 British Assay Offices (London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh) into line with each other with the date letter now changing (from 1975) on 1 January each year.
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The hallmarks here comprises (L;R) the makers mark, the lion passant, the London town mark, the London 1935 date letter, and the Jubilee mark. The Jubilee mark was used during 1934 and 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of George V. It is not a standard mark, but rather narrow the dates quite significantly to 1934 or 1935.
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A Standard mark The first step to identifying silver hallmarks is to look for the standard mark. There were five different marks used on British silver, and they're easy to recognize. They are the walking lion, the standing lion, the thistle, the crowned harp, and the symbol of Britannia.
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The hallmarking of British silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of the origin and the age of each piece. The marks are: Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the assay office that has verified the piece Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased certifiying the silver's quality.
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British sterling silver hallmarks help to identify the maker and year of manufacture of sterling silver items produced by Great Britain. Understanding and learning to recognize these marks can help you avoid costly mistakes in both the purchase and sale of antique English silver.
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The firm was founded in 1681 and in 1922 was active in its Trinity Works in Sheffield with Showroom at 62 Holborn Viaduct, London. George Butler & Co Ltd had a wide range of patterns of stainless, silver plate and sterling silver flatware. Sheffield 1916 hallmark. G B over & S into a shield. not identified.
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Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks. * London's symbol for 1904-1905 was a rayed sun with facial features † Sheffield's symbol for 1904-1905 was four crossed arrows: Related Pages at 925-1000.com: British Hallmarks Explained London Date Letters • 1696 - 1935 & Maker's Marks
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The hallmarking of British sterling silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of origin and age of each piece.
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The images below show examples of what the 5 marks look like sequentially on a piece of flatware: From Left to Right (1927, Dublin, Brittania Standard Silver 95.8%, London) From Left to Right (London, Sheffield, 1942, England Sterling Silver) If you're considering buying silver made in the UK, you want to be sure you're getting the real deal.
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The leopard's head marked by the London Assay Office on sterling silver remained crowned until 1821, after that it was uncrowned. The mark here is a leopard's head struck by the London Assay Office in 1970, and you can see that it looks more like a leopard than the earlier mark. As is often the case, this mark is "rubbed" from polishing.
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London Import Marks on Foreign Made Silver • 1867 - Present The "F" was used, 1867 - 1904, in conjunction with a full set of London marks. The second mark was used from 1906.
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London Silver Makers Hallmarks: A B S Adey B Savory A&CoLtd - Asprey & Co Limited AB - Alexander Barnet AB GB - Alice & George Burrows AB over GB - Alice and George Burrows ABS - A.B. Savory AC - Alexander Crichton AC - Augustine Courtauld AC over MC - The Alexander Manufacturing Company Limited AD - Alfred Dunhill AF Alexander Field