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I agree with Waylander, the hallmarks appear to be 1926 . For one, there is no duty mark,the pieces just look 19th-20th Century! As far as maker? A clearer , maybe magnified view could answer this question! Thanks!

Joe

Hello, The fruit knife you have has the hallmarks for Birmingham England 1873-74 by George Unite. The blade is sterling silver .925 , George Unite made many smaller pieces that are much sought after by collectors and are usually of very nice quality! These were made for eating fruit or cheese. Foldi...

Jim C.
You are confusing this mark (which is Sheffield 1916-17) The fruit knife style is from an earlier period but you are not correct on the hallmarks. Keep up your research but be carefull to pay attention to details! Thanks!

Joe

Hello there,
This is a Sheffield piece and dates to 1916-17 . The date letter is a Y . Hope this helps!

Joe

Hi ,
The #7 was stamped to indicate the # of pieces in a set for example (a set of 6 open salts would be numbered 1 through 6) as far as the maker I have not been able to identify.

Joe

Hello, A fellow ebayer informed me this was the mark or Swift & Fisher and I verified by doing an internet search, finding the company to manufacture mostly Ecclesiastical plate. I could not find out where they are located or how long they have been in business though! I am still looking into th...

Thanks for you effort! I have found the mark to be that of an American manufacturer Swift & Fisher (makers of ecclesiastical plate) Thanks!
Joe

Hi Tom, No other marks on this piece. It came from an estate of a 95 year old woman who had a lot of Mexican silver and other pieces from around the world. This piece is marked on the underside of the plate and also on the ewer , inside the bottom shaft. The handle does look Italian but the stones (...

Hello, I am a long time dealer in English and Russian Silver but know nothing about American silver . I recently aquired a sterling silver ewer and plate and would like to know if anybody out there can help me identify the makers mark? it is marked ( S&F Sterling #568 ) The ewer is of very nice ...