Hi. Would very much appreciate help on this one. Picture attached. The hall marks don’t seem to make sense.
The provenance of this family piece I have all ways understood to be Birmingham about 1841.
Hi. Would very much appreciate help on this one. Picture attached. The hall marks don’t seem to make sense.
The provenance of this family piece I have all ways understood to be Birmingham about 1841.
Have managed to sort a picture out …
Your mug is probably late 19th century. The letters are EPGS which stands for ElectroPlated German Silver. German silver was an early term for nickel silver, a base alloy containg no silver. So the only silver content is in the extremely thin plate layer. As EPGS is a generic term used by many electroplaters it is not possible to assign a particular manufacturer to the mug.
Thanks ever so much - thought something wasn’t quite right! Shame, as it’s a fine looking piece.