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Topic: john round & son ltd.

Acme Aesthetic

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Registered: Jan 2003

posted 03-18-2004 05:21 PM

does the presence of the lion passant always indicate sterling on english silver? a lovely center bowl i had thought to be plate is marked with crown, lion passant and date letter n for 1905 along with the makers mark JR in an oval cartouche for john round & son ltd. many thanks in advance. tracey hamlett

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posted 03-18-2004 05:30 PM

Yes. On English silver bearing true hallmarks, it does, but not all silver bearing a lion passant is English, and not all is Sterling. It may also be absent from Sterling that is not English.

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