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anneu Posts: 2 |
posted 09-11-1999 04:05 PM
  
I purchased a napkin ring with the Gorham mark--lion on hind legs facing right, anchor and G (such as this one). Beneath the mark is the letter S and below the S is the number 745. As there is no sterling or coin mark, is this one or the other? Thank you. IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 09-13-1999 11:24 AM
Short of chemical testing I don't know how to test for the variance between 900 (coin) and 925 (sterling). From a curator's viewpoint it doesn't make any difference anyway (except historically). Early Gorham wouldn't necessarily have the word STERLING or COIN stamped on it. Both COIN and STERLING were seen as "good" marks by silversmiths, guaranteeing the quality of the metal. It's really Tiffany that begins to push the stamped word sterling as a marketing tool, one-upping its competitors and forcing everyone into the sterling standard. I don't THINK that Gorham marked plated wares with the three part pseudo-hallmark. IP: Logged |
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vathek Posts: 966 |
posted 10-28-1999 02:27 PM
Actually, I believe gorham did use the three part hallmark on solid and plated wares, but there was a difference in the way the mark was applied. On solid silver it's embossed more like a punch, but on plate it's just stamped. This is just off the top of my head, but I think it's accurate. Richard C. IP: Logged |
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