Hi folks!
Very happy to have found this forum! My grandfather collected silver pieces and passed them down with litle info so we are trying to go through them and identify them to eventually sell. This one actually had a print out of info in the silver bag with the gravy boat. I’m just wondering if this info is correct. Here is what it said:
This gravy boat was made by William Southey in the year 1813. Here’s why; there are 5 marks on the piece. The mark in the center is the makers mark for William Southey registered 1810, the mark on the top is the purity mark [that it’s sterling or 92.5% pure silver] the mark on the bottom is the duty mark or the portrait of the monarch at the time [the one on the dish is of king George III the mark was used 1786–1821] the large letter mark on the right is the date mark [this style S is the mark for 1813] and lastly the mark on the left is the city mark [London is the mark of a leopard wearing a crown]
The boat is 5 inches high and 8 1/2 inches end to end. It is very decorative with lion’s feet and legs. There is an unknown mark on the monogram area on one side. There is also a faint marking N/C/N on the bottom. This is a very solid piece and weighs 530 grams.
Please let me know your thoughts!
Thanks,
Erick
1813.
