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Please help with London maker's mark : E H T
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:18 am
by Alain
Hello,
This is a metal detectorist find.
Can someone help me with the makers mark on this ring?
The year is 1885
Thank you,
Alain
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:58 am
by MCB
Hello Alain,
The maker was Edward Henry Turberville of Clerkenwell London.
Regards,
Mike
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:03 am
by Alain
Thanks Mike!
This is a rather unknow maker isn't it?
I googeld the name, but no ref. to this maker came up.
Regards,
Alain
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:06 am
by MCB
Hello again Alain,
My spelling of the maker's name is confirmed.
John Culme's book on London smiths gives Turberville's business address as 42 Wilmington Square in 1883 and his private address as 28 Spencer Street in 1878, both in Clerkenwell, London.
Regards
Mike
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:24 am
by Alain
Hello Mike,
Thanks for this aditional information.!
Regards,
Alain
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:48 am
by admin
This is a rather unknown maker isn't it?
Hi Alain,
A few years ago we had a forum thread in which we tried to calculate the number of registered silversmiths in the British Isles over the last 300 years. We tallied up the marks listed in the various references and did some creative theorizing on those not listed and time periods not covered - and came up with the staggering estimate, in reality
guesstimate of 80,000 or so. Given the sheer volume, the vast majority of them would have to be relatively unknown.
Regards, Tom