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Egypt has been carefully hallmarking jewelry and other items made of silver and gold since at least All such items carry at a minimum a mark indicating the degree of metal purity. However, sometimes it can be a challenge to identify which year a piece of Irish silver was made — the differences between some of the cycles can require a trained eye. Keyword: Describe what you see on the hallmark and click search Country: Province City :. Duty Mark and 5. The primary aim of a hallmark is a guarantee that the piece is sterling silver quality, that is 92. The year in which a piece of Irish silver was made can be determined by the date letter — this is one of the marks described above, applied by the assay office when it is hallmarked. Since 1999 the use of the date letter became an optional. Generally, there will also be a date letter; this identifies the year that the piece was assayed in. The leopard head was not irish hallmark date letters and became the symbol of the London Assay Office. With practise, such small differences will be irish hallmark date letters nature to spot. There is a big gap from 1737 until 1758, and towards the latter half of the 20th century, hopefully I can do something about that soon. Here are two date letter Qs, one from 1788 and 1812. Glasgow, Scotland 1681 - 1964 Until 1819 only city mark, date letter and maker's mark. Since 1637 the has been the only body with the authority to perform this task. The town mark is often representing the City Arms and its use was intended to help in the i-identification of the silversmith Crowned leopard head in use as London mark since 1550 except the period between 1696 and 1720. The Book of Old Silver, English — American — Foreign, With All Available Hallmarks Including Sheffield Plate Marks. Antique Silver is a fascinating and intriguing hobby, and can give a wonderful insight into Irish social life through the centuries.The use of this mark was abolished in 1890. Items bearing British Import marks will halljark have additional marks from the country of origin, sometimes not. Below are a few examples and a guide to reading antique Irish silver hallmarks, followed by photos of as many date letters as I could manage. The hallmarks also allow one to tell by whom the piece was made, and the year and city in which the piece was assayed. If you are unable to identify the assay office from one of the town marks below you may have a piece of imported silver.The date letter is a different font or shape in every cycle.
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