British(?) silver(?) hallmarks; help, please

British Silver Reading Silver Hallmarks
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I believe I may have found a fake.
Odd form Fish Server(?), 7.5 inches (19cm) long.
The marks are:

T & H (in rectangle); lion passant RIGHT!? (in bulging rectangle); head of George III ? (bulging rectangle); capital G (bulging rectangle)

So, no city emblem.

Passant RIGHT!

head and letter align correctly, with city letters indicating 1779 to 1803…but only 2 in the rectangle cartouche.

I couldnt find a T (&) H in any town.

And personally, to my eye, the scuplting of the front handle seems VERY crude.

fish_knife_front
fish knife back
fish knife hallmarks
fish knife front handle

2

Although you could call this a fake mark we prefer the term “pseudo-mark”. These were used by silversmiths to give their products some sort of respectability with their customers and are often found on products from the early USA and Canada. I am unable to identify T&H.

Phil

3

Thanks Phil. I didn’t realise it read EPNS. You have good eyes! Cheers

4

I think you should have added your comment to this other post. If you would like to make the correction I will delete your comment and this response.

5

Thank you, Sir, for the correction. Excuse my base accusations.
I guess they were too close to actual British marks with the passant/bust/letter, as opposed to Gorham or George Sharp for Bailley & Co.
Hmmmm…any clue as to who used thess pseudo marks?