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A silver object that is to be sold commercially is, in most countries, stamped with one or more silver hallmarks indicating the purity of the silver, the mark of the manufacturer or silversmith, and other (optional) markings to indicate the date of manufacture and additional information about the piece.
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Hester Bateman (bap. 1708 – 16 September 1794 [1]) was an English silversmith, renowned for her high quality flatware and ornamental silverware.A craftswoman working within the family business, she was succeeded in turn by her sons, daughter-in-law, grandson and great-grandson.
A set of hallmarks on an English silver spoon. From left to right, the maker's mark of George Unite, the date letter (1889), the Birmingham Assay Office mark, the lion passant and the monarch's head tax-mark. In 1355, individual maker marks were introduced in France.
Paul Jacques de Lamerie (9 April 1688 – 1 August 1751) was a London-based silversmith. The Victoria and Albert Museum describes him as the "greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th century". [2] He was being referred to as the "King's silversmith" in 1717. [3]
Nathaniel Mills the Elder (1746–1843) was a partner in Mills & Langston, Northwood Jewellers when he registered his first mark in 1803. [1] In 1825, he registered his well-known now punch mark 'N.M' within a rectangle at the Birmingham Assay Office and concentrated on working with silver on his own. [2]
Anne Tanqueray née Willaume (1691–1733) was an English silversmith, active from 1724–1733. ... Her marks appeared alongside her husband's original 1713 mark, ...
Gilbert Leigh Marks (1 April 1861 – 5 February 1905) was an English silversmith, who worked in the Arts and Crafts style, during a career of little over ten years.