Old English flatware

mepearl53 · Post by **mepearl53** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:19 pm

Hi All

First post. Hoping someone can help me with these marks. Can't seem to find them in the resource section.

Thanks,
Bill

georgiansilver · Post by **georgiansilver** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:14 pm

If I am seeing them correctly, the handles have a 'crown' a lion and the queens head (Victoria)...this would make it Sheffield silver but there should be another box with just a single letter in it...if so please show pic so that we can date it for you. CN is the maker and I don't have a clue who that is...someone will know though. The marks on the body appear to be foreign and I would suggest plated ware.
Best wishes, Mike.

Post by **Granmaa** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:05 pm

Bill,

Could you take a picture of the piece as whole. I ask this because it will help us to date it.

Mike, do you think what looks like a Sheffield crown might be the 1877 B of London or the 1869 B of Sheffield. I ask this because the edges of the Sheffield crown tend to splay outwards, whereas the side we can see of this shape is straight. However I do admit that it's rare for the date letter to be at a different angle to the other marks.

Miles

Post by **admin** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:59 pm

Your items, whatever they may be, are of mixed materials, The handles are resin filled hollow sterling silver, the business ends are of silverplate. The marks on the stems are for a Sheffield silverplater Joseph Gilbert, the firm founded ca. 1810.