A sterling silver twelve-piece cutlery set with embossed ornate…
click the photo to enlarge
A sterling silver twelve-piece cutlery set with embossed ornate decorated handles and sterling silver blades, hallmarked Sheffield 1885, 528g

You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.

Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item

When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
  • Hallmarks - A mark stamped on articles of precious metals in Britain, since the 14th century, certifying their purity. It derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay (test the purity) and mark articles of gold and silver.

    The hallmark will consist of several marks, including the:

    - silver standard mark, indicating the purity of the metal. Sterling silver is .925 pure silver.

    - the city mark indicating the city in which it was assayed eg London, Birmingham, York etc.

    - the date mark, usually a letter of the alphabet in a particular font and case,

    - a duty mark, indicating whether duty had been paid to the crown, and only in use from 1784 to 1890

    The piece may include an additional mark, the maker's mark, although not forming part of the hallmark, will be located in the vicinity of the hallmarks.

    Sometimes silver plated items will bear faux hallmarks, often confusing those not familiar with silver markings.
  • 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.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Visually similar items

A pair of 970 sterling silver Japanese Torii gate pepper and salts

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A vintage Mexican silver 'poison' ring, the ornate silver mount in the form of large leaves set with two small cabochon tiger's eye stones with the large central oval tiger's eye opening to reveal an empty cavity.

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A late Victorian Gothic revival walnut hallstand, circa 1895, having a squared frame with pierced Gothic arch embellishments above splats, a central mirror and six brass hanging hooks, a relief carved foliate panel to a small central hinged box flanked by

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

An estate platinum and solitaire diamond ring, the 0.78ct. round brilliant cut diamond claw set in a high coronet mount, three small diamonds set to each shoulder, engraved shank.

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.