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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 02-28-2007 10:55 AM
  
 I recently encountered this pin, marked as shown. In my experience, older Scottish silver jewelry has had either full Scottish hallmarks or no marks at all. Can anyone explain these marks? Have the Scots dropped the hallmarking requirements, at least for jewelry? Any updates would be appreciated. Thanks! Brent IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 02-28-2007 11:44 AM
Any possibility that it refers to the town/castle, "Sterling, Scotland?" Tom IP: Logged |
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 02-28-2007 12:45 PM
Can't help with the "why", but it's an Iona-style piece, have run across them with and without proper hallmarking (usually from either Glasgow or Chester when marked). I have one example that, weirdly, has Irish import marks. Your maker is Hamish Dawson-Bowman who formed Celtic Art Industries in 1945 to carry on Alexander Ritchie's work and using some of the original Iona designs (some pieces are also marked IONA along with CAI). Cheryl ;o) IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 02-28-2007 03:14 PM
Thanks a bunch Cheryl, for the ID. I really appreciate it! I should add that just a day or two ago I saw another very crudley cast Celtic pin, also marked STERLING SCOTLAND, but without a maker's mark. I wonder what is going on, exactly? Brent IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 02-28-2007 04:03 PM
I would guess that those without hallmarks were made for export, and not for sale within Scotland. US law, and maybe that of others, requires that imports be marked with the country of origin, but hallmaks are not required. Countries with hallmarking laws could require that import hallmarks be applied, which would explain the Irish markings. IP: Logged |
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adelapt Posts: 418 |
posted 03-01-2007 08:38 AM
There wouldn't be a reference to the castle/town "Sterling" in Scotland, as they are spelt "Stirling". IP: Logged |
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