Sterling Silver 'Punch' Seal and Dish Duo
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A delightful duo of sterling silver novelty 'Punch' items: a seal and a small dish, 1899 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Johnson, Durban & Co Ltd, an embossed dish featuring punch and his dog, after Robert Doyle's famous 1859 front cover for 'Punch' magazine, and; a puppet head seal, probably by Crisford & Norris, date and assay marks, silver weight 41gr length 10.5 cm, width 8 cm, (tray)
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- Assay / Assayed - Assaying is the testing of a metal, most commonly silver and gold to determine its ingredients and quality. In Britain, once an item of silver or gold has been assayed, a mark is stamped on it, certifying its purity. Known as hallmark, it derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay and mark articles of gold and silver.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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