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Irish Chalice. Help with maker please

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:35 am
by spobby
No date mark but unable to find the maker's mark on this Irish Chalice.
TIA
John

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Re: Irish Chalice. Help with maker please

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:19 pm
by dognose
Hi John,

As to this JL mark, Douglas Bennett wrote: With this mark there is some difficulty in establishing ownership as several manufacturers with these initials had work assayed at this period

John Laughlin Jnr. 1768-1813
John Lloyd Snr. 1768-1821
John Locker 1758-1825


Trev.

Re: Irish Chalice. Help with maker please

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:30 pm
by dognose
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Source: Collecting Irish Silver - Douglas Bennett - 1984

Trev.

Re: Irish Chalice. Help with maker please

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:32 pm
by spobby
Thanks Trev,
I'd seen the references to John Laughlin before, but nothing concrete.
Thanks so much for yr research
Regards
John