Hello... We have a pair of nineteenth century English (?) sugar nips for which we can not identify the maker because there is no assay office mark.
The other markings are as follows. We have attached photos.
- lion passant in shield
- lower case date mark "b" in square
- duty mark of male figure facing right
- maker's mark "IL" in square
The other markings are as follows. We have attached photos.
- lion passant in shield
- lower case date mark "b" in square
- duty mark of male figure facing right
- maker's mark "IL" in square
Did someone call on me for a little silver pow wow? Did I smell a piece of silver that needs adoption papers?
No guarantees but I think I have cracked the case.
BUT FIRST.
Lighten up there shooger. Any question a power seller has that they want ask another power seller is fair game on this board IMO. Please tell me that your post was a wry attempt at dark humor.
Now back to the silver.
I have found in my Pocket Edition of Jackson's Hallmarks (which I bought on eBay) that IL is probably from London, John Lambe, spoon maker, last 1/4, 18th century. This matches your hallmarks:
London - 1777/1778 - sterling - dude facing right is the duty mark.
4 hits plus the makers mark is good enuff for me.
Assay Schmassay.
Hope that helps!
And Shooger, relax honey!!!
Lisa R.
No guarantees but I think I have cracked the case.
BUT FIRST.
Lighten up there shooger. Any question a power seller has that they want ask another power seller is fair game on this board IMO. Please tell me that your post was a wry attempt at dark humor.
Now back to the silver.
I have found in my Pocket Edition of Jackson's Hallmarks (which I bought on eBay) that IL is probably from London, John Lambe, spoon maker, last 1/4, 18th century. This matches your hallmarks:
London - 1777/1778 - sterling - dude facing right is the duty mark.
4 hits plus the makers mark is good enuff for me.
Assay Schmassay.
Hope that helps!
And Shooger, relax honey!!!
Lisa R.
Shooger, a discussion board is a public forum, and in this case one accessible by those who are PS's. This PS wants to sell this item. She asked for help. Who are you to decide what is spam and what is not?
You have me truly pi$$ed off now, smiley face at the end and all.
On the .com board, where I hang out ALL DAY LONG, people post for a myriad of issues and the board out posts this one in volune 10 -1 (or something like that). People ask questions about all kinds of things, some that are pure nonsense. It is a community. If a thread gets knocked to the next page, we go and find it and bump it, or we move on. We would never say to a fellow member, "Hey, post it somewhere else, bub. We are Power Sellers here".
Get over it. You are special. Yes. But not that special that a question can't be asked and answered.
Lisa R.
You have me truly pi$$ed off now, smiley face at the end and all.
On the .com board, where I hang out ALL DAY LONG, people post for a myriad of issues and the board out posts this one in volune 10 -1 (or something like that). People ask questions about all kinds of things, some that are pure nonsense. It is a community. If a thread gets knocked to the next page, we go and find it and bump it, or we move on. We would never say to a fellow member, "Hey, post it somewhere else, bub. We are Power Sellers here".
Get over it. You are special. Yes. But not that special that a question can't be asked and answered.
Lisa R.
shooger, I had no idea that YOU spoke for 99% of PS'ers.
If the topic does not interest you, why bother to comment at all?
Or is it that the Cdn. PS board finally has it's own equivalent to the trolls that lurk on the .com boards?
Please show me where is says in the Board Usage Policy (http://pages.ebay.ca/help/community/png-board.html) that this is an inappropriate post. IMO PS'ers will determine for themselves what is of interest by either responding or not. While I have no personal interest in silver, there are several regulars here who make it their business. It seems like an entirely appropriate post to me (my opinion, of course).
You may want to look for alternative work than as a self-appointed pink.
Bill
If the topic does not interest you, why bother to comment at all?
Or is it that the Cdn. PS board finally has it's own equivalent to the trolls that lurk on the .com boards?
Please show me where is says in the Board Usage Policy (http://pages.ebay.ca/help/community/png-board.html) that this is an inappropriate post. IMO PS'ers will determine for themselves what is of interest by either responding or not. While I have no personal interest in silver, there are several regulars here who make it their business. It seems like an entirely appropriate post to me (my opinion, of course).
You may want to look for alternative work than as a self-appointed pink.
Bill
Well, I have to agree with Lisa, Bill and Jackie on this one - I was really saddened to see Shooger's post. Personally, I'm of the opinion that if one power seller wants to know something - anything - that makes it power seller business.
I don't deal in silver, nor jewellery, nor a lot of the things other PSers deal in, but that doesn't mean I can't learn a little about their businesses too -- you never know when a little added knowledge might come in very handy!
Glenda
I don't deal in silver, nor jewellery, nor a lot of the things other PSers deal in, but that doesn't mean I can't learn a little about their businesses too -- you never know when a little added knowledge might come in very handy!
Glenda
Please do not start such a thread Jackie. Why do you think confessionals are in little booths? There is no such thing as no retribution on eBay. Someone will lurk in the background and it will turn up in a sabotaged auction.
I thank you all for backing me up in my response. I only have one comment and that is in response to my good friend Jackie's view that this behavior is like that found on the .com board. It's not! If it was, that member would be hung out to dry too.
I think what Jackie means is the .com has more folks on it that we have conflicts with. True, as I had one JUST TODAY. But the OP had the thread pulled (I believe). Who said chivalry was dead?
Now you guys are 100% class it's true and no board can touch you. And now Shooger can step up and join us now that he/she knows our high standard.
So Shooger, come out come out wherever you are.
You are among buddies here we are moving on.
Lisa
I thank you all for backing me up in my response. I only have one comment and that is in response to my good friend Jackie's view that this behavior is like that found on the .com board. It's not! If it was, that member would be hung out to dry too.
I think what Jackie means is the .com has more folks on it that we have conflicts with. True, as I had one JUST TODAY. But the OP had the thread pulled (I believe). Who said chivalry was dead?
Now you guys are 100% class it's true and no board can touch you. And now Shooger can step up and join us now that he/she knows our high standard.
So Shooger, come out come out wherever you are.
You are among buddies here we are moving on.
Lisa
I never said I was SMART, I just said I could identify hallmarks on silver.
You still rock honey!!
Lisa
You still rock honey!!
Lisa
Jackie, I took some ironic once 'cause my doctor told me that's why I was feeling liltless. :<)
Bill
Bill
... and when I'm conastracious I take some stewed prunes.
.... yes, my precious.... that's why we hates hobbits... yesssss....
Bill
.... yes, my precious.... that's why we hates hobbits... yesssss....
Bill
