Page 1 of 1
butter knives: Britannia or sterling? Help with maker/date
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:00 pm
by codaphins
Can someone kindly identity this pair of butter knives? They seem to be Brittania but I can't identify the maker or city. The mouth of the lion seems to be open on the other knife as well, but the other marks are almost impossible to see. If could identify one other mark it would be very helpful dating these items.
Many thanks in advance.
.
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:17 pm
by dognose
Hi,
I suspect they're American pseudo marks.
Trev.
.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:11 pm
by codaphins
They are possibly Canadian....Henry Birks?
.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:43 pm
by 2209patrick
Hello.
Don't think that is a set of marks Birks used.
Here's three sets of marks that Birks did use.
From top to bottom D = 1901, N = 1928, and G = 1942.
Pat.
.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:07 pm
by codaphins
My marks look very similar to the ones on this item
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15105" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
.