Flower Silver Mark?

Hi whanau,

Can anybody shed any light on the flower with a CC mark on this silver pot?

I haven't come across it before....

Nga mihi.

 

show the whole item please..

 

It's the retailer's mark (not an official maker's/sponsor's mark) of Child & Child (partnership of Walter & Harold Child) of Seville Street, London SW. The Childs also had an official mark of WC over HC in a flower-shaped cartouche.

J.B is the mark of Brownett & Co, the initials being those of Jane Brownett, widow of Abraham. The hallmark is, of course, a London sterling mark for the assay year 1885/86.

Phil

 

Here's the image of the flower from Phil's site.

 

Nooshie, I was half asleep before (usually am). Just noticed this, are you Māori by any chance?

 

Thanks so much!

 

That's the one! Thanks heaps.

 

No, just a kiwi! Gorgeous language though.....

 

Absolutely. Beautiful art too.

 

Did you acquire this silver item in New Zealand? Is it very common to find antique London silver there? I would love to visit New Zealand someday. (I'm in the U.S.)

 

I unearthed this in Rutland in the UK. But yes, there is a fair bit of antique London and Birmingham silver doing the rounds in NZ!

 

A lot of Brits and their descendants. And probably export from 'the Motherland'.