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However, there are two silver hallmarks that have been discontinued: Beginning on 1 December 1784, British law mandated that a duty mark be applied to silver pieces. This showed that the requisite tax had been paid to the Crown. The duty mark was a profile of the head of the current reigning monarch. The mark was discontinued in 1890.
Hallmarks are often confused with "trademarks" or "maker's marks". A hallmark is not the mark of a manufacturer to distinguish their products from other manufacturers' products: that is the function of trademarks or makers' marks. To be a true hallmark, it must be the guarantee of an independent body or authority that the contents are as marked.
Maker's mark of Paul Storr, London, 1815. An example of his work is the cup made for presentation to the British admiral Lord Nelson to mark his victory at the Battle of the Nile. Items from Storr's workshops may be seen at Windsor Castle and during the summer opening season at Buckingham Palace.
The pieces, named Melis (after the Greek word for honey), were created in the Cartier High Jewelry workshop and are the result of more than 738 hours of work by the maison’s artisans. In keeping ...
The firm was famous for designing elaborate jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs for Russian emperors, and for a range of other work of high quality and intricate detail. In 1924, Peter Carl's sons Alexander and Eugène Fabergé opened a firm called Fabergé & Cie in Paris , France, making similar jewellery items and adding the name of the city to ...
Here, WWD takes a look at five of Elsa Peretti’s most famous jewelry pieces. 1. The Bone Cuff One of the most enduring of Peretti’s creations, her bone cuff took inspiration from a childhood ...
Ilias Lalaounis (4 October 1920 − 30 December 2013) was a pioneer of Greek jewelry and an internationally renowned goldsmith. [1] He is especially known for his collections inspired by Greek history. [2] In 1990 he became the only jeweler ever to be inducted into the Académie des Beaux-Arts. [3] [4]