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What are the five standard British silver marks?

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What are the five standard British silver marks?
The five standard marks on British silver are the walking lion, the standing lion, the thistle, the crown harp and the image of Britannia. Pieces bearing the walking lion originate from England, while the standing lion represents Glasgow. The thistle is the sign of Edinburgh silver, and the crown harp is reserved for sterling silver from Dublin. If a piece bears the Britannia symbol, it means it is Britannia standard silver, which must be at least 95.84% pure silver. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of British silver wares.
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Antique Pair Sterling Silver Photo Frames Mappin Bros 20th Century
By William Hutton & Sons
Located in London, GB
An elegant antique Edwardian pair of sterling silver photo frames, by William Hutton & Sons, Birmingham, 1907 The beautifully shaped, square frames with circular windows to their ce...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Letter Toast Rack Crossed Golf Clubs 20th Century
By Birmingham
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful antique sterling silver toast/letter rack bearing hallmarks for Birmingham with the date mark for 1908. It has five pairs of crossed golf clubs; the central pai...
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Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Thirty Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique English sterling silver comprehensive Coburg pattern flatware service for thirty persons; an addition to our canteen of cutlery colle...
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Vintage 1920s English Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Set Georgian Sterling Silver Royal Entree Dishes Fogelberg & Gilbert London 1792
By Andrew Fogelberg & Stephen Gilbert
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and highly important set of four Royal sterling silver Georgian, pillow shaped lidded entree serving dishes, by Andrew Fogelberg and Stephen Gilbert, London, 1792. Engraved with the Order of the Garter. The Order of the Garter is the highest British order of chivalry, limited to the Monarch (Sovereign of the Garter), the Prince of Wales, and 24 Knights. The dishes are engraved both on the lids and the inside with the royal badge with a coronet engraved with the legend in Latin; "Honi Soit Que Mal Y Pense" (Shamed to be the one who thinks evil of it). The pillow shaped dishes below lids with oval ribbed and acanthus leaf decorated handles, the edges of the bases having gadrooned borders. The lids and bases are fully hallmarked with the date letter for 1792, the panther's head for London and the maker's marks for Andrew Fogelberg and Stephen Gilbert. This highly important set of four serving dishes are in excellent condition, they came from a royal household and a ready to grace your table or treasured silver display case...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

EDWARDS & BALL - Antique Pair of Sterling Silver Salt Cellars - U.K. - C. 1838
Located in Chatham, ON
EDWARDS & BALL (Henry Edwards and Edward John Ball, Silversmiths, High Street, Birmingham - active late 1830's to 1840's) - Fine quality pair of antique Neoclassical style sterling s...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Butter Dish with Glass Insert Luxury Tableware Set Caviar Dish
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Silver Butter Dish with Glass Insert (15 cm), Luxury Tableware Set Caviar Dish A refined antique silver butter dish with lid, beauti...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

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