What are they called

[cheech]

I have these two items that are what I believe to be from Israel there sterling one is a necklace type jewelry but it has a clip on the back and has a removable trial the other one is a bunch of miniature bowls with spoons
The bowls


The necklace

 

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Hallmarks.

 

[releventchair]

The second item pictured looks like a chatelaine.

 

[cheech]

The second item pictured looks like a chatelaine. thank you very much

 

[Red-Coat]

Very nice pieces.

Both sets of marks are English Sterling silver hallmarks.

The cruet set would have held salt, pepper, mustard (the hot English variety) or other condiments. The hallmarks are slightly indistinct, but they’re for the Sheffield Assay Office and the date letter looks to be a ‘G’ for 1874. It could conceivably be a distorted ‘C’ for 1870.



All of the pieces in the set should be similarly marked (except those weighing less than 6 grammes), so perhaps the date letter is a bit clearer on one of the other pieces. You haven’t shown a maker’s (sponsor’s) mark though. Have a closer look to see what you can find. There must be one for the hallmarks to be legal. If there isn’t, then the marks are likely fake and the pieces won’t be Sterling.


The chatelaine is by or from William Moering (registered in London December 1892 and active from 1893-1902). The date letter is ‘T’ for 1894, London Assay Office.





The hallmark set includes the letter ‘F’ in an oval, indicating that this was an imported piece (the ‘F’ denotes ‘Foreign’). Imported pieces could not be sold as silver in Britain unless hallmarked to our standards (even if they had already been hallmarked in another country). It's not possible to say from an import mark where the piece was actually made unless it also has a set of marks for that country.

 

[cheech]

Very nice pieces.

Both sets of marks are English Sterling silver hallmarks.

The cruet set would have held salt, pepper, mustard (the hot English variety) or other condiments. The hallmarks are slightly indistinct, but they’re for the Sheffield Assay Office and the date letter looks to be a ‘G’ for 1874. It could conceivably be a distorted ‘C’ for 1870.

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All of the pieces in the set should be similarly marked (except those weighing less than 6 grammes), so perhaps the date letter is a bit clearer on one of the other pieces. You haven’t shown a maker’s (sponsor’s) mark though. Have a closer look to see what you can find. There must be one for the hallmarks to be legal. If there isn’t, then the marks are likely fake and the pieces won’t be Sterling.


The chatelaine is by or from William Moering (registered in London December 1892 and active from 1893-1902). The date letter is ‘T’ for 1894, London Assay Office.

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The hallmark set includes the letter ‘F’ in an oval, indicating that this was an imported piece (the ‘F’ denotes ‘Foreign’). Imported pieces could not be sold as silver in Britain unless hallmarked to our standards (even if they had already been hallmarked in another country). It's not possible to say from an import mark where the piece was actually made unless it also has a set of marks for that country.

I will check the spoons when I get home thank you for all of that information really helpful

 

[cheech]

Sorry it took so long but the spoons the makers Mark is WG with the date Mark of C and a dish has a makers Mark of CF with a date Mark of G

 

[Red-Coat]

No worries. Good that there are maker's marks because that validates the pieces as having the full compulsory set of marks. Looks like the set was a composite, perhaps put together and fancily boxed by a high street retailer.

Our records over here are not always complete… sometimes as a result of accidental loss and sometimes as a consequence of German bombing during the war (it wasn’t only London that saw extensive attention from the Luftwaffe) and your marks are uncertain.

The ‘WG’ in shield mark is not reliably attributed but my speculation is that it’s early William Gibson, from before the time he went into business with John Langman in Sheffield and then used the ‘WG over JL’ mark in a similar shield from 1881 onwards.

The ‘C.F’ in chamfered cartouche mark is also uncertain, but here’s a similar piece to yours with the same mark and Sheffield assay for 1870 which is believed to be by Charles Favel of Creswick & Co.

 

[tamrock]

Your findings some real treasures

 

[diggummup]

Two beautiful pieces Cheech.