Thanks Lisa - I actually found that on one of the Gorham pages and thought I’d linked to it, but it seems I didn’t. Gorham used letters up to a certain date, then started with symbols. My guess of it being a scythe turned out to be correct.
It’s fascinating to have unraveled the mystery of my pot. I swear, I thought I had an English silver teapot. But somewhere along the line I realized that my lion was facing the wrong way and a hunt for the truth began. VERY INTERESTING!
Thanks all 
Marcy