Sheffield Sterling
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 NEW SHEFFIELD STERLING SILVER FEATURE HALLMARKED MONEY CLIP CASED $77.43 Time Remaining: 9d 8h 31m Buy It Now for only: $77.43 |
 CASED STERLING Silver Fish CUTLERY SET KINGS PATTERN SHEFFIELD 1924 $94.80 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 9h 43m |
 BOXED BERRY SPOON STERLING SILVER SHEFFIELD 1902 $47.41 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 24m |
 STERLING Silver Sauce LADLE OLD ENGLISH SHEFFIELD 1927 $42.65 Time Remaining: 20d 11h 47m Buy It Now for only: $42.65 |
 VINTAGE STERLING Silver Carving SET AMBASSADOR W SHEFFIELD ENGLAND STAINLESS $10.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 15h 35m |
 CASED OLD ENGLISH COCKTAIL FORKS STERLING SILVER SHEFFIELD 1919 $88.48 Time Remaining: 25d 9h 50m Buy It Now for only: $88.48 |
 VICTORIAN NAPKIN RING STERLING SILVER SHEFFIELD 1892 $8.69 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 7m |
 DESSERT SET STERLING SILVER MofP SHEFFIELD 1909 $1,098.31 Time Remaining: 8h 49m Buy It Now for only: $1,098.31 |
 Antique Sterling Silver Collared Butter Knives Sheffield $7.90 Time Remaining: 1d 14m |
 STERLING SILVER FULTED PATTERN LETTER OPENER SHEFFIELD 1917 $16.58 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 38m |
 ANTIQUE gorgeous MOTHER OF PEARL handle fruit POCKET KNIFE hallmarked STERLING $50.00 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 42m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 DECCO DESIGN SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER LETTER OPENER 1911 $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 8h 48m |
 SET OF THREE STERLING SILVER TEA SPOONS Sheffield 1931 $55.29 Time Remaining: 29d 3h 54m Buy It Now for only: $55.29 |
 STERLING SILVER ART DECCO PATTERN LETTER OPENER SHEFFIELD 1914 $18.19 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 8h 39m |
 1917 SHEFFIELD ENGLAND STERLING SILVER 6 SPOON SET IN ORIGINAL CASE EXC++ $139.00 Time Remaining: 5d 13h 35m Buy It Now for only: $139.00 |
 Sterling Silver Trophy Cup CoverSheffield 1928 $44.25 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 6h 25m |
 LARGE THICK c1909 SHEFFIELD ENGLISH STERLING SILVER ETCHED SERVING SALVER TRAY $510.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 15h 50m |
 Vintage SHEFFIELD ENGLAND Sterling Silver FRUIT KNIFE Pick $24.99 Time Remaining: 2d 7h 45m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 STERLING SILVER MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL CONSERVE SPOON SHEFFIELD 1912 $7.89 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 25m |
 George V Sheffield Sterling Silver Pair Serving Spoons $707.18 Time Remaining: 27d 7h 23m Buy It Now for only: $707.18 |
 Sheffield English Sterling Berry Dessert 7 Piece Cased Set Spoons Ladle 1935 36 $199.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 15h 27m |
 SHEFFIELD ENGLAND SARDINE FORK CROWN STERLING SILVER $24.95 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 56m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 1899 James Dixon Son Sheffield Sterling Silver Tea Caddy TEA Safe $215.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 15m |
 CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL STERLING SILVER LETTER OPENER SHEFFIELD 1905 $25.28 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 6h 58m |
 Antique Sterling Silver Sheffield Stratford HS Sugar Spoon Marked1854 $39.00 Time Remaining: 29d 16h 11m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 Martin Hall Co Sterling Silver Hollow Handle Fork Sheffield c 1866 Beaded $65.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 57m |
 Sheffield Sterling Sugar Tongs Francis Howard ca 1935 $26.09 Time Remaining: 6d 19h 51m Buy It Now for only: $26.09 |
 Boxed Set of 6 Antique Sterling Silver Tea Spoons from Sheffield dated 1928 $21.33 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 10h 42m |
 SOLID STERLING SILVER TOASTRACK TOAST RACK SHEFFIELD 1945 64g $101.12 Time Remaining: 10d 10h 48m Buy It Now for only: $101.12 |
 A STUNNING STERLING SILVER SAUCE BOAT Hmkd SHEFFIELD 1938 MAKER VINERS LTD $75.85 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 11h 41m |
 STERLING SILVER GRAPE VINE PATTERN LETTER OPENER SHEFFIELD 1906 $10.78 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 9h 22m |
 3 HEAVY SEAL TOP STERLING SILVER COFFEE SPOONS SHEFFIELD 1933 $53.71 Time Remaining: 11d 10h 40m Buy It Now for only: $53.71 |
 WALKER HALL INK WELL STERLING SILVER SHEFFIELD 1920 $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 8h 37m |
 RATTAIL CASED SPOONS INITIAL K 100g SOLID STERLING SILVER 1916 $142.21 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 50m Buy It Now for only: $142.21 |
 1821 SHEFFIELD STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICK 243g silber argent massif argento $156.45 Time Remaining: 3d 5h 30m Buy It Now for only: $472.51 |
 Cased set 6 sterling silver handled knives forks Sheffield 1910 $205.36 Time Remaining: 13d 10h Buy It Now for only: $205.36 |
 STERLING SILVER PLAIN BEADED PATTERN LETTER OPENER SHEFFIELD 1903 $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 3h 37m |
 Web Sheffield Sterling Silver Cake Server $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 14m |
 FANTASTIC MOTHER OF PEARL STERLING SILVER CRANBERRY SPOON SHEFFIELD 1904 $71.03 Time Remaining: 17d 7h 35m Buy It Now for only: $71.03 |
 A PIERCED STERLING SILVER SWEETMEAT DISH Hmkd SHEFFIELD 1963 WALKER HALL $7.89 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 45m |
 Cased Set of 4 Hallmarked Sterling Silver Toast Racks Hallmarked Sheffield 1912 $782.25 Time Remaining: 29d 4h 11m Buy It Now for only: $782.25 |
 SHAPED BEAD DESIGN SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER LETTER OPENER 1931 $1.64 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 7h 12m |
 EXCELLENT ENGLISH STERLING KETTLE SHEFFIELD 1899 SUPER DECORATION $2,299.00 Time Remaining: 9d 12h 46m Buy It Now for only: $2,299.00 |
 FANTASTIC OLD ENGLISH SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER LETTER OPENER 1913 $12.64 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 8h 41m |
 SHEFFIELD Antique STERLING Silver PEARL Pocket Folding Fruit Knife RARE Old Case $41.00 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 15h 34m |
 STERLING SILVER BUTTER KNIFE SHEFFIELD 1931 COOPER BROS $30.01 Time Remaining: 20d 11h 31m Buy It Now for only: $30.01 |
 VICTORIAN SHEFFIELD FISH SERVER STERLING SILVER HANDLE $74.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 43m |
 SHEFFIELD MEAT FORK STERLING SILVER HANDLE WITH FIGURAL BOAR PIERCED 9 1 2 $1,509.00 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 12m Buy It Now for only: $1,509.00 |
 Vintage Sterling Silver Knife Fork Meat Set Grape Pattern Sheffield Blades $15.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 25m |
 FANTASTIC ONSLOW SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER DESK SET SHEFFIELD 1933 $77.43 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 38m Buy It Now for only: $77.43 |
 Fine Pair Antique Sheffield 1901 HA Sterling Silver Knife Cutlery Rests 130g $64.07 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 1h 20m |
 1891 SHEFFIELD NPL OLD ENGLISH KINGS STERLING 3 FRUIT FORKS KNIVES $180.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 31m |
 19th c SHEFFIELD PIE TORTE SERVER w STERLING HANDLE $225.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 52m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 Victorian Kings Pattern Sterling Silver Dessert Side Knife Sheffield 1851 $7.43 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 9h 5m |
 SHEFFIELD ENGLISH STERLING MEAT FORK $69.99 Time Remaining: 4d 8h 12m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 Pair Sterling SILVER SAUCE BOATS CIRCA 1913 EDWARDS and CoSHEFFIELD ENGLAND $0.99 Time Remaining: 5d 14h 44m Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 WESTALL RICHARDSON SHEFFIELD LUXNER CARVING SET STERLING $44.95 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 7m Buy It Now for only: $44.95 |
 Antique Early Sheffield Sterling Silver English 1910 Butter Knife Box for six $1.56 Time Remaining: 3d 10h 37m |
 SET OF SHEFFIELD STERLING KINGS TEA OR BUTTER KNIVES $130.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 Antique 1920 Sheffield Sterling Silver Elegant Pressed Glass Cream Sugar Set $89.99 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 48m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 George VI Sterling Silver Pint Tankard Mug Hallmarked J Turton Sheffield $513.60 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 5h 42m |
 Sheffield sterling silver Knife with Mother of Pearl handle Collar is Sterling $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 17m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 RARE Sterling Silver Stevenson Law 1896 1906 Knife Sheffield England $100.00 Time Remaining: 3d 10h 14m |
 Antique Thomas Bradbury Son Sheffield Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoons 6 HM $79.99 Time Remaining: 9d 14h 11m Buy It Now for only: $79.99 |
 William Adams Sheffield Etched Bread Knife 925 Sterling Silver Solid Handle $39.99 Time Remaining: 1d 8h |
 Antique Sterling Mother Of Pearl Folding Fruit Knife Hallmarks Hape or Howson $48.93 Time Remaining: 5d 5h 35m |
 SOLID STERLING SILVER FORK Sheffield 1906 $23.69 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 9m Buy It Now for only: $23.69 |
 STERLING SILVER BREAD KNIFE 125 IN AP35 OZ SHEFFIELD ENGLAND MADE GD COND $29.95 Time Remaining: 1d 20h 18m |
 Sheffield 1987 Vintage Sterling Silver Photo Frame LRG $69.53 Time Remaining: 10d 5h 52m Buy It Now for only: $69.53 |
 Pair Sterling Silver James Dixon Sheffield 1904 Pierced Footed Compote Bowl $19.22 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 1h 32m |
 SUPERB STERLING SILVER SALVER CARD TRAY Pierced Peacock Design Sheffield 1901 $442.47 Time Remaining: 13d 6m Buy It Now for only: $442.47 |
 ViNtAgE antique Sterling Silver SHEFFIELD BAR KNIFE use scrap lot 534g 19x $52.99 Time Remaining: 5d 17h 17m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 KINGS PATTERN STERLING SILVER BUTTER SPREADERSHEFFIELD 1898 $23.69 Time Remaining: 2d 5h 7m |
 Classic English Antique Solid Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Sheffield 1918 $695.33 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 49m Buy It Now for only: $695.33 |
 STERLING SILVER MOP PICKLE FORKSHEFFIELD 1936 $7.89 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 56m |
 FANTASTIC DECCO SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER DESK SET SHEFFIELD 1914 $77.43 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 37m Buy It Now for only: $77.43 |
 Vintage antique Sheffield Sterling Silver Tea Spoon Antique 1914 53oz $11.89 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 6m Buy It Now for only: $18.89 |
 FANTASTIC HEAVY STERLING SILVER AND PEARL LETTER OPENER SHEFFIELD 1909 $71.03 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 54m Buy It Now for only: $71.03 |
 Antique Sterling Silver Olive or Pickle Fork from Sheffield dated 1925 $1.56 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 58m |
 Superb Early Victorian Sterling Silver Octagonal Tankard Sheffield 1846 $221.24 Time Remaining: 5d 6h 47m Buy It Now for only: $311.32 |
 FANTASTIC SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER DESK SET SHEFFIELD 1904 $77.43 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 39m Buy It Now for only: $77.43 |
 English Sterling and Mother of Peal Fruit Knives 2 PRICE REDUCED $95.00 Time Remaining: 5d 7h 3m |
 4 PC ENGLISH STERLING SILVER COFFEE TEA SET c 1899 $3,995.00 Time Remaining: 21d 17h 53m Buy It Now for only: $3,995.00 |
 Vintage Sterling Silver Handle Carving Knife Fork Sheffield England Ambassador $35.00 Time Remaining: 5d 15h 24m |
 Bar Knife Web 5 Sterling Handle Stainless Blade Sheffield England Regal Design $24.95 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 46m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 PAIR STERLING SILVER SUGAR TONGSSHEFFIELD 1926 $15.79 Time Remaining: 2d 10h |
 1918 Sheffield Sterling Silver Miniature Rifle Club Society Look Forward Spoons $12.32 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 1h 6m |
 3 1874 STERLING SILVER Sheffield England Apostle Spoon Spoons Henry Wilkinson $120.00 Time Remaining: 23d 12h 14m Buy It Now for only: $120.00 |
 STERLING SILVER TEA SPOON SHEFFIELD 1974 $23.66 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 44m |
 Antiques Sheffield Akins Bros Sterling silver Dessert set 12pc $899.99 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 48m Buy It Now for only: $899.99 |
 STERLING SILVER SERRATED PIE SERVER SHEFFIELD ENGLAND $79.00 Time Remaining: 6d 9h 57m |
 Fine Sheffield Sterling Silver Basket w Glass Insert $153.95 Time Remaining: 18d 9h 12m Buy It Now for only: $153.95 |
 LOVELY ANTIQUE STERLING SHEFFIELD ENGLAND SUGAR ICE TONGS SIGNED GW GEORGE WISH $9.99 Time Remaining: 6d 10h 24m |
 William Adams Sterling Bar knife Sheffield England $19.95 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 3m |
 FANTASTIC GRECIAN SHEFFIELD MADE STERLING SILVER DESK SET SHEFFIELD 1926 $77.43 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 38m Buy It Now for only: $77.43 |
 WHITING STERLING SPOON SHEFFIELD STERLING STAINLESS KNIFE WOW NO RESERVE $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 8d 13h 45m |
 SET OF SIX STERLING SILVER TEA SPOONS Sheffield 1921 Nail head design Cased $110.61 Time Remaining: 28d 6h 17m Buy It Now for only: $110.61 |
 ANTIQUE Sheffield STERLING SILVER Fish Slice SERVER SERVING MEAT FORK KNIFE SET $499.00 Time Remaining: 7d 17h 29m Buy It Now for only: $599.00 |
 Antique English Fish Servers Sheffield Sterling Silver1902 $649.95 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 27m Buy It Now for only: $649.95 |
 Superb Pair Sterling Silver Victorian Boat Shaped Salts Spoons Sheffield 1888 $7.89 Time Remaining: 9d 11h 31m |
Sheffield Sterling
Hallmarking of Silver and Gold Jewellery
Hallmarking of Jewellery
Hallmarking puzzles most people. They don't know what the symbols stand for or why jewellery has to be hallmarked. When our customers ask about hallmarked silver and we tell them that ours is "pure silver , 999 standard" they look puzzled because most people assume that sterling silver is the "ultimate" standard and can't understand that there are higher grades of silver than sterling. We usually have to take down our hallmarking poster and give a sermon on hallmarking!
Amazingly , hallmarking has been around since early times. Edward 1 of England passed an act in 1300 establishing sterling silver and making marks on each piece of jewellery with a punch compulsory.
So how can you tell if your jewellery is hallmarked? You'll probably need a magnifying glass like the ones you've seen jewellers with , stuck in their eyes as they closely examine a piece of jewellery. If you can only see a mark saying "925" then that's not a hallmark in the UK. It's just a "control mark" put there by the manufacturers to indicate that they think it's sterling silver. But to comply with the law there has to be a mark made by the Assay Office. In the UK this will be a mark with 3 symbols : firstly a mark (say 999 ) denoting the type of metal and its quality , secondly the maker's mark (ours is JC ) and finally the year of marking.
But even if there's no proper hallmark , don't worry! Your jewellery could be too light to be hallmarked. Most silver jewellery is very light - earrings , for instance. If silver is less than 7.78 grams it doesn't have to be hallmarked. Gold less than 1 gram is exempt and with platinum it's less than half a gram.This is to save costs - hallmarking can be expensive.
So how do jewellers get a hallmark? Well , you buy some silver or gold , make something with it and if the final piece is over 7.78 grams or whatever , you have to send it off to the Assay Office of your choice. In the UK you can choose from London , Birmingham , Sheffield or Edinburgh. They are all independent and actively "tout" for business. We deal with Birmingham but have had reps from other Assay Offices visit us at Trade Shows and try to charm us...
You have to register with an Assay Office and have your own mark and leave your stamp with them. In addition , every time you sell your jewellery , even in a street market , you have to display an Assay Office poster. It's not unknown for Trading Standards officials to visit exhibitions to check your status and see if you are complying with the act.
The main thing to remember about the hallmark is that the numbers (eg 925 ) are out of a thousand so the higher the number , the better the grade of metal. With sterling silver , this means that 75 parts out of a thousand is not silver - it is copper , which is added to make the pure silver easier to work with by hardening it. Pure silver is quite soft. Most of the silver we work with is 999 - fine pure silver which is quite a different colour to sterling silver because there is nothing added to it.
With gold , much more base material is added. 9 carat gold for instance is hallmarked 375 because it is only 37.5% gold. 18 carat is 75%. as you can imagine pure gold is very expensive and you can see why it has to be diluted!
For examples of gold and silver jewellery visit the Zinnia Jewellery website
www.zinniajewellery.co.uk
About the Author
John Cartman is the co-owner of Zinnia Jewellery and sells gold and silver jewellery at fairs and exhibitions in the UK.
Copyright J.Cartman 2008
www.zinniajewellery.co.uk
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