Please help me with this Hallmark

GlennC · Post by **GlennC** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:01 pm

frenchie_myriam · Post by **frenchie_myriam** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:16 pm

Hello there, this looks like French hallmark of the 18th century. Unfortunately there are around 10 crowned A in the french hallmarks and this shows the city where this piece has been assayed. To make it more precise could you please send a better picture of the left hallmark or at least describe it because it cannot figure whether it is a group of 3 crowns or towers or lilly flowers, furthermore I have the feeling from the picture that the hallmark was put twice one on the other. If you give more details I shall try to find. Hope this helps. Best regards. Myriam

GlennC · Post by **GlennC** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:04 pm

Hi,
Thank you for your help. I houp htis pictures will help. The mark on the left look like lilly flowers.

frenchie_myriam · Post by **frenchie_myriam** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:01 pm

Hello there,

I think I have finally found. This is not french because you would never have a lion carrying a union jack flag on a french piece and I could not find a crowned A with a crown with 5 parts. I think that the 3 lillies are actually 3 towers and it looks like the city hallmark of NEWCASTLE England for the period 1686-1687. I found the mark in Ian PICKFORD'S Jackson's hallmarks page 138. If it is really this period, I suggest you get a specialist to look at your piece because it would be a great antique.

Best Regards.
Myriam

GlennC · Post by **GlennC** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:00 pm

Hi Myriam,
Thank you very mach for your help. I have been told that it may be earlier 1560 Lincoln plate marks. You can fined information in "ANTIQUE SILVER HALLMARKS" by Charles Korman page 174.
Best regards
Glenn

Neruda · Post by **Neruda** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:52 pm

From the style of your cups I'm afraid I doubt an early origin. I suspect they are late 19th century from either Hanau, Germany, or from Holland. Both places produced silver in an antique style with "antique style hallmarks" which were often not regulated.

GlennC · Post by **GlennC** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:25 pm

This caps made in hammered silver technique, they not stamp or casted. In 19th century didn't use this technique in production of antique style items.