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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shamster, post: 11434695, member: 85821&quot;]Hello everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>this is my first post in the silverware forum and hope my question isn’t too stupid!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just bought this English sterling silver salver, hallmarked in 1846, London. The maker is identified as George Ivory, there is a thread on another silver collecting website which has interesting extra information related to his business:<a href="https://www.silver-collector.com/t/looted-silver-from-the-summer-palace/9788" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.silver-collector.com/t/looted-silver-from-the-summer-palace/9788" rel="nofollow">https://www.silver-collector.com/t/looted-silver-from-the-summer-palace/9788</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543535[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]543536[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>it’s 20cm in diameter, 370 grams in weight. Theirs a badge in the center- head of an antelope, with thistle in its mouth and three stars on its collar. Also the chased pattern includes female faces, various birds, and something looks like torches? Is there anything I should know about my salver?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]543537[/ATTACH]</p><p>Also, do you think there’s any need to XRF test it when I received it? Does the hallmark guarantee it’s 100% sterling silver with absolutely no exceptions? Again, I hope this doubt doesn’t sound too silly, but I always have paranoid when comes to $$$ piece like this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any comment![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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