Is this hallmark Chester 1745 or 1920? Both have the same letter style but the cartouche, to me, seems like 1745. It doesn’t seem to have the little ‘dip’ at the bottom that the 1920 cartouche has.
The maker’s mark is a bit worn and I haven’t worked it out yet.
Also any ideas on the odd looking script to the left of the pic.
If in doubt about about this style of Chester date lettering it’s 99.99% certain that it will be the later series. A bud vase is a highly unlikely artefact to encounter from 1726 to 1750. I have to say that I have never seen something from Chester with the earler dates. The clincher will be the maker’s mark so try to get a clearer picture of that please. I am also intrigued by the lettering to the left of the maker’s mark. What does it say?
Hello. The set of numbers are a registraion number code which tie in to the year of manufacture usually reading: (example) “Rd. 1234567”
Hope that helps.