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What is a Hallmark on Silver?

January 31, 2010 Hall Marks and Maker Marks

When buying an antique piece of silver or when discovering one to be stuck in the closet of your own home, you can find or guess more about it by considering the hallmark. It can help you authenticate and identify your item. The hallmark is a mark struck or impressed on silver which indicates the precious metal’s karat and fineness.

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Georg Jensen Silver, Jewelry and Design

September 15, 2009 Danish Silver

The jewelry made by the company was also primarily designed by Jensen himself although the other designers contributed to the creative process. The founder of the company worked mainly with silver in the beginning of his jewelry making career, although he later presented remarkable gold, white gold and platinum pieces as well. The designs of the necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and brooches were also inspired by the natural world. The gentle and exquisite floral and leaf and simplistic beautifully curved organic forms …

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Silver Salt Cellars Part I

September 14, 2009 Silver Salt Cellars

To him who loves to quicken the dry bones of collecting into something pulsating with life, the salt cellar provides a delight which is not easily equaled. It was an honoured guest at every feast. It was the social thermometer which marked the exact degree of rank of the sitters. Persons of distinction sat above the salt, and between it and the head of the table.

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London Silver HallMarks – The Leopard’s Head

September 12, 2009 English Silver

This mark used to be called sometimes the Liberdes Hede, sometimes the Liberd Heed, and sometimes the Catte’s Face. The stamp itself was known as the punson, and it was most zealously guarded.

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Old Irish Silver Hall Marks

August 8, 2009 Irish Silver

Irish silver offers some complications in regard to its markings, and it is especially interesting in its character.
Dublin is the centre of the silversmiths’ work in Ireland, and officially the Dublin Goldsmiths’ Company holds the exclusive right of assaying and marking Irish silver ; but, as we shall show, there was excellent silver made [...]

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Art Nouveau Silver Buckle by Theodore Lambert and Paul Templier

August 6, 2009 Buckles

… these are charming works of art, beautifully and harmoniously designed, and with lines balanced to perfection. They are, in fact, jewels meant to be worn …

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Antique Scottish Sugar Caster George II 1746

August 5, 2009 Georgian Period

The sugar-caster shown here belongs to the George II epoch of silver. Evidently the rich and varied styles extended to Scotland. The same impulses influenced both nations before the union; in date this is 1746.

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Scottish Silver Mug 1790 by Joseph Kerr

July 30, 2009 Scottish Silver

A silver mug from Edinburgh, Scotland made by Joseph Kerr in 1790.

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Old Scottish Silver Hall Marks

July 30, 2009 Scottish Silver

Scottish silver hall marks are in a field by themselves. The art of the silversmith has always been on a high level in Scotland.

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Introduction to Silver Presentation Pieces

July 28, 2009 Presentation Pieces

Silver presentation pieces were awarded to persons in almost every walk of life––to military men, to peace-loving Indians, and to men who achieved success in politics and agriculture. They were given for sea rescues, for heroic deeds by firemen and school-patrol boys, and for outstanding community and civic work. Within our time they have been given as trophies for excellence in athletics, automobile racing, and many other events.

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