Sterling Silver Condiment Set with Blue Glass Inserts
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Six piece sterling silver condiment set having two small casters in rococo style with rubbed hallmarks. Weight44.4 grams. A small saltshaker with blue glass insert by Williams (Birmingham) Ltd Birmingham assayed 1908. Weight without insert 20.3 grams Hight 5.5 cm. A mustard pot with spoon and blue glass inserts by Docker & Burn Ltd Birmingham assayed 1928. Weight without insert 31 grams, height 4.0 cm. A conserve pot with fitted blue glass insert by William Devenport Birmingham assayed 1910. Weight without insert 20.8 grams. Hight 4.5 cm. A small oval conserve pot with blue glass insert by a & J Zimmerman Ltd (Arthur & John Zimmerman) Birmingham assayed 1905. Weight without insert 14.2 grams. Hight 3.0 cm. One Continental styled spoon in sterling silver. By Emile Viner Sheffield Assayed 1961. Weight31.9 grams. Length 11 cm.
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- Hallmarks - A mark stamped on articles of precious metals in Britain, since the 14th century, certifying their purity. It derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay (test the purity) and mark articles of gold and silver.
The hallmark will consist of several marks, including the:
- silver standard mark, indicating the purity of the metal. Sterling silver is .925 pure silver.
- the city mark indicating the city in which it was assayed eg London, Birmingham, York etc.
- the date mark, usually a letter of the alphabet in a particular font and case,
- a duty mark, indicating whether duty had been paid to the crown, and only in use from 1784 to 1890
The piece may include an additional mark, the maker's mark, although not forming part of the hallmark, will be located in the vicinity of the hallmarks.
Sometimes silver plated items will bear faux hallmarks, often confusing those not familiar with silver markings. - Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Assay / Assayed - Assaying is the testing of a metal, most commonly silver and gold to determine its ingredients and quality. In Britain, once an item of silver or gold has been assayed, a mark is stamped on it, certifying its purity. Known as hallmark, it derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay and mark articles of gold and silver.
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