Help me identify this UK hallmark

[coinory]

Hey guys just want to confirm this hall mark, L&C , Am I right in assuming this is the Birmingham Hallmark ? 

[sixgun]

The mark to the right is blurred but i am thinking it could be  a lion passant - Sterling silver. i take it this is a gilded piece.

The middle mark looks like L&C
The mark to the left looks like is a head in profile with the head in an oval. It is pre-Victorian but not sure which head.

This could mean that the L&C is this mark  William Lea & Co (registered Nov 1811) or Lea & Clark (registered May 1824) These are Birmingham.

So where is the year letter? That would help confirm the head on the left and the marker's mark. We are also missing the actual assay office mark. So we should have two more marks.

Edited January 18, 2022 by sixgun

[coinory]

59 minutes ago, sixgun said:

The mark to the right is blurred but i am thinking it could be  a lion passant - Sterling silver. i take it this is a gilded piece.

The middle mark looks like L&C
The mark to the left looks like is a head in profile with the head in an oval. It is pre-Victorian but not sure which head.

This could mean that the L&C is this mark  William Lea & Co (registered Nov 1811) or Lea & Clark (registered May 1824) These are Birmingham.

So where is the year letter? That would help confirm the head on the left and the marker's mark. We are also missing the actual assay office mark. So we should have two more marks.

Thanks for your response yes these ... 

[coinory]

I guess photos are better without magnifying glass ... @sixgun it is lion passant ... 

Edited January 18, 2022 by coinory

[sixgun]

So the marker's mark likely to be Birmingham is confirmed by the upright Birmingham anchor. i must research to see why it is an anchor as Birmingham is about as far from the sea as you get in England.

The upright anchor ran all the way through to 1833 so doesn't help.

The head looks like one of these which ran from 1812 - 1828

i wonder if we are looking at this combo 

Considering the information on the markers  William Lea & Co (registered Nov 1811) or Lea & Clark (registered May 1824) - that would make it a William Lea & Co.

So in conclusion it is a Sterling silver pieced assayed in Birmingham 1818 and made by William Lea & Co. 

 

[coinory]

Thank you @sixgun

[Natalizia]

Can I kindly ask to have hall mark identified please? My interest is the date. Thank you

[LawrenceChard]

On 17/01/2022 at 23:26, coinory said:

Hey guys just want to confirm this hall mark, L&C , Am I right in assuming this is the Birmingham Hallmark ? 

I was going to say that better photos would help, but I see you have now added some.

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