Help with Ebenezer Oliphant mark

[dancula]

These hallmarks are on a salver, I believe from Edinburgh 1747, assayed by Hugh Gordon, but I'm not sure of the maker's mark "EO". Is this the mark of Ebenezer Oliphant?

Thanks

[silvermakersmarks]

It's certainly Edinburgh, 1747 and Oliphant's working dates quoted by the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths (1737 to 1766) fit nicely. The only caveat is that they show Oliphant's mark with a script E rather than a normal E.

Phil

[dancula]

Thanks Phil.
I guess I'll try to find another attribution to the script E.

[silvermakersmarks]

I just re-read what I wrote and realise I got it back to front: "they show Oliphant's mark with a script E rather than a normal E" should have read "they show Oliphant's mark with a normal E rather than a script E".

Apologies to anyone who was confused about what is shown in the picture and what I wrote.

Phil

[dancula]

No problem :)