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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 364243, member: 2844"]Francis Stebbings is a London maker, but there are no London marks, or even British marks. The Francis Stebbings mark is very different:</p><p><img src="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London/FS-FrancisStebbings.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>A British bangle would not be marked 925, but have a row of specifically British marks, for instance the leopard's head for London, the lion passant for sterling silver, and a date letter.</p><p>This is not a British bangle, and probably not antique. The mark on the right could reveal more of the origin, but don't expect too much. You can just give that a rub with a bit of silver polish to clean inside the mark.</p><p>The rest of the bangle looks fine to me, just wash it in some soapy water. If you really want to polish it, use a silver polishing cloth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The size is a regular women's size. I can get my hand through a 6 cm diameter bangle, and my glove size is 7, or medium. It depends on how flexible the hand is. If I buy bangles for resale, I usually go for 6-7 cm diameter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 364243, member: 2844"]Francis Stebbings is a London maker, but there are no London marks, or even British marks. The Francis Stebbings mark is very different: [IMG]https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London/FS-FrancisStebbings.jpg[/IMG] A British bangle would not be marked 925, but have a row of specifically British marks, for instance the leopard's head for London, the lion passant for sterling silver, and a date letter. This is not a British bangle, and probably not antique. The mark on the right could reveal more of the origin, but don't expect too much. You can just give that a rub with a bit of silver polish to clean inside the mark. The rest of the bangle looks fine to me, just wash it in some soapy water. If you really want to polish it, use a silver polishing cloth. The size is a regular women's size. I can get my hand through a 6 cm diameter bangle, and my glove size is 7, or medium. It depends on how flexible the hand is. If I buy bangles for resale, I usually go for 6-7 cm diameter.[/QUOTE]
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