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rheuring Posts: 1 Registered: Mar 2005	posted 03-06-2005 11:31 AM My mother-in-law recently gave me some silver serving pieces, one looks to be a butter knife, round spoon with hole, tea spoon etc., 6 pieces in all. The pieces are beautiful and have a mother of pearl handle with some sort of etching as a design. Anyway, I can make out the following: EPNS on the back of each piece On the front of each piece: J.A.S. Then there are 3 squares: 1st square contains a Crown 2nd square contains what looks like walking lion with the head of the lion on the left 3rd square contain a roman letter, looks to be a capital N on one of them but the others are a little harder to make out, they could all be an N or O or D, but I think they are all N. Could you please help me identify these markings? IP: Logged
endorasboxer Posts: 9 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 03-06-2005 01:27 PM The crown is Sheffield, where the silver was assayed. The lion is a British hallmark for sterling, .925 The letter relates to the date it was made - depends on the shape of the letter N J A & S is the maker's mark. [This message has been edited by endorasboxer (edited 03-06-2005).] IP: Logged
endorasboxer Posts: 9 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 03-06-2005 03:48 PM The EPNS stands for Electro plated nickel silver. It's likely the ferrules are silver and the bowl/blade/tines are EPNS. IP: Logged

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