Hello to everyone,
I am new in this silver hobby ,so do not find fault with, beacause i dont know anything;-) for now.
I bought this set in Budapest on Echery market .Can someone can tell me something about this , whether it's silver or not, how old it is.
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Stand at the back of the cruet the first mark is elephant than goes CJA and something that appeared to be a coat of arms and at the and made in England.
At the bottle for the salt bottle is mark E.P.N and something else I do not know what.
Unfortunately my camera is bad so I only have this picture for now.
http://www.dodaj.rs/f/2Y/MQ/3p0ooPLa/26082012224.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Grateful for the help,
Nenad
Salt pepper cruet set BRITISH - Help
Re: Salt pepper cruet set BRITISH - Help
Hi Nenad,
Welcome to the Forum.
We will need to see an image of the marks if we are to help.
Embedded images get a far greater response than just posting links.
Trev.
Welcome to the Forum.
We will need to see an image of the marks if we are to help.
Embedded images get a far greater response than just posting links.
Trev.
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Re: Salt pepper cruet set BRITISH - Help
Nenad, I agree with Dognose, you need pictures of the object and the hallmarks on it that pop up when we view this query, but EPN stands for electroplated nickel, and "CJA...Made in England" is probably the silverplate maker Charles J. Allen, of Sheffield, England, the 6th listing from the top in the left column:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_A.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So, your stand is almost certainly silverplate, but I suspect the spoon that goes with it is old and possibly solid silver, so show us the marks on the spoon, please. I'm telling you this information to also urge you to concentrate your greatest efforts on the MUCH more interesting ice bucket in the background of the picture you provided a link for, as the intricate silverwork on it makes it more interesting than the item you asked about. Is there any way you can use the MACRO setting of your digital camera to take a close-up of the marks on the silver parts of the ice bucket? Good luck, and I know how intimidating it is to navigate the process of taking and posting pictures, but it really is worth the effort, as Dognose stated, because there is real help here from real experts, and it's FREE and fun!!!
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_A.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So, your stand is almost certainly silverplate, but I suspect the spoon that goes with it is old and possibly solid silver, so show us the marks on the spoon, please. I'm telling you this information to also urge you to concentrate your greatest efforts on the MUCH more interesting ice bucket in the background of the picture you provided a link for, as the intricate silverwork on it makes it more interesting than the item you asked about. Is there any way you can use the MACRO setting of your digital camera to take a close-up of the marks on the silver parts of the ice bucket? Good luck, and I know how intimidating it is to navigate the process of taking and posting pictures, but it really is worth the effort, as Dognose stated, because there is real help here from real experts, and it's FREE and fun!!!