Hi
I have an antique tea urn that I cannot t make s red nse of. On the burner t part ( picture 1) it is clearly stamped tb&s then a crown and a lion passant next tk eachother. Which h gets me its Thomas Bradford and sons and it’s shdffield sterling silver. Atleast that much I believe i have right. The only other marks on this thing is an A.M on the inside lip of lid and also on the bottom welded area of spigot. Oh and I t says patent right at top of spigot. The thing looks more like plate but im not sure exactly as im unfamiliar. Could it be possible that just the burner is sterling and the rest is something h else ? Any idea what this thing is worth ? Thanks in advance
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The mark on the burner is that Thomas Bradbury (not Bradford) & Sons and with a partial Sheffield hallmark (lacking a date letter). The form of the crown and lion passant marks tell me that it dates from 1918 or later. The fact that it is only a partial hallmark means that the burner was part of an ensemble where there would have been a partial hallmark with a date letter on another component.
As there are no matching marks on the rest of the samovar it is an easy conclusion that they are not meant to be together. The word “patent” is probably an indication that the samovar is American - an English piece would be more likely to have a design registration number. My guess is that the samovar itself is electroplated.
As to value I really wouldn’t know.
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