Hello,
I found this antique mug with these marks on the base.
The first two are barely legible, but I believe they identify the city of Sheffield and the lion passant.
It’s the last two hallmarks that I can’t understand. Which of the two letters identifies the year of production? And could one of the two letters be the silversmith’s mark?
Thank you to anyone who can help me understand.
Renny
I swear I’ve seen this signature before and I think there’s even a thread on our forum.
Thanks for the clarification, I’ve never come across a fake before, I’ll be more careful in the future.
The Maker of these pieces was very prolific. I also have a piece with exactly the same marks. It looks like the maker of these pieces cobbled together a punch from a number of different bits, then welded them together because the mark comes though on my dish as a single punch and the spacing is is exactly the same on all the examples. When I found my piece it was an “oh wow” moment…when I got it home it was an “oh no”. Luckily it was $7. I haven’t bothered to have mine tested, assuming that it is just silver adjacent, but it polishes up well and looks nice with Christmas chocolates.
Possibly nickel silver adjacent! For $7 you got a silver plated (probably) dish and a good story!
CRWW
