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I've found a brooch marked sterling silver with the following marks:

I D (tudor rose) (lion passant left facing) S

I think I'm correct in saying the lion denotes it's English and the Rose denotes it's from sheffield?

I just don't understand the ID and the S at the end...I've searched on lots of sites but I can't find ID as a combination together so I'm a little stuck, could anyone offer any advice please?

I know I'm supposed to post images and I have 2 lovely clear photos, showing the front and back where the marks are clearly identifiable but (I'm embarrassed to admit) I can't seem to add an image...sorry for being such a noob.

Eilidh

Hi Eilidh,

Welcome to the Forum.

Your question cannot be answered without the required images. The below should help you:

How to Add Images

Posting Requirements

and: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=42199

http://www.postimg.com is recommended. Embedded images get a far greater response than just posting links.

Remember to use the 'Preview' button before submitting your post.

Give some time to creating your posts and photos, we'll give some time to researching and answering them.

Trev.

Thankyou for the welcome and the advice...I'll try again with the images





I hope that works...I'm really useless at this, sorry.

Eilidh

Hi Eilidh,

Yes, you are correct with your findings.

The first two letters are the sponsor's/maker's marks, these are unknown to me. The last letter 'S', indicates the year of assay as 1992.

Trev.

Trev,

Thankyou very much for your kind assistance and advice :-)

This is the first mystery silver item I've found in a charity shop and I'm looking forward to learning and finding more.

Eilidh