Maybe Silver Help with Marks

Hi all,
This could be a long shot but thought I'd try - my friend sent me photos, this is the best one of the marks but still not clear enough for me to make out. She can't read what the mark is inside the dark, oval cartouche, thinks the maker initials are maybe JS & ER. hoping someone will be able to see them better than me, 3 1/2"L, the other set are silver plate.
I've been going through London & Sheffield marks for makers starting with J in a shield but not finding any the same.
No Lion, so probably silver plate but thought I'd ask
any information appreciated
thanks for looking

 

Definitely plated - that "Male" symbol below the shield would never appear in a British assay mark.

I get the feeling that the second line in the shield is EP, rather then ER, but that may be my brain filling in what it expects to see, not what is really there.

You could add Birmingham to your list of places to look. Are you using silvercollection.it?

 

thank-you bakers I was using this site
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/index.htm
I tried EP too, actually looked at all the 'E' marks and makers that start with 'J' and didn't find it.
I've about given up trying to figure the marks out

 

If it were solid silver that's where I would have sent you, but there are no plated marks there. It's intended strictly for sterling.

Silvercollection.it has a very extensive list of UK silver plate marks, searchable both alphabetically by first letter used in the mark and by maker's name. Either way also gives the option to see actual mark examples.

 

Correct, and the crown and leopard's head are a contradiction in terms regarding English assay marks.

 

Crown and leopard together are only a contradiction if it's silver. Crown and leopard together are correct for gold.