Identification help with possible Georgian era bracelet

[Vintage Silver Fisherman]

Hi and thank you in advance for having a look at this bracelet I found at a local thrift store. Its a sterling silver bracelet with a very nice piece of amber, which has bug wings clearly visible. The band has three individual stamps. The first stamp is oval with "EJ" in it. The second stamp is square and contains a "925" a "G" above it, and a head facing right. The third stamp is a circle with head facing right also. I believe the head in the circle is King Edward III(up to 1823) or Edward IV(1823-1833), and is a duty stamp which ended around 1890. I believe the EJ is Edward Jackson, whom was a registered silversmith and jeweler in York, from 1815-1830. He went bankrupt in 1824, and I believe the head stamped in the box beside the 925 is a second duty stamp. The capital G allures me, because if this is the date for York, this style was used in 1842, which would fall under Queen Victoria, and would have her duty stamp. I have added a picture of the stamps, and any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[VRBeauty]

You're going to tease us with a photo of the hallmarks but not of the bracelet itself? That's hardly fair!

Seriously though, you're in the best position to "read" the hallmarks, and it looks like you've got it well in hand. I've found the following sites most helpful when it comes to hallmarks on sterling silver:

http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilverhallmarks.html

There is also an associated on-line discussion board: http://www.925-1000.com/

 

[Vintage Silver Fisherman]

Sorry about that, still sinking in about the possible age of this piece. Vintage jewelry is a new area for me, and to be honest this piece has sat in my drawer for the last 6 months. Thank you for the links, and these 2 sites have helped me get this far. Its a tough period to get information about, and if it is Edward Jackson, he was just a small time maker, and mostly flatware from what I can find. Hoping someone with more experience can add to what I have found. Thanks you.

 

[Vintage Silver Fisherman]

You're going to tease us with a photo of the hallmarks but not of the bracelet itself? That's hardly fair!

Seriously though, you're in the best position to "read" the hallmarks, and it looks like you've got it well in hand. I've found the following sites most helpful when it comes to hallmarks on sterling silver:

http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilverhallmarks.html

There is also an associated on-line discussion board: http://www.925-1000.com/

Thanks again, and here is another photo.

 

[Diamondless]

Georgian jewelry wouldn't be stamped 925 to indicate sterling silver, this mark started being used much later.

 

[Vintage Silver Fisherman]

Georgian jewelry wouldn't be stamped 925 to indicate sterling silver, this mark started being used much later.

Hi Diamondless and thank you for the tidbit. I will search for more info in that direction. The first thing I was able to identify was the duty stamps and I had a local jeweler look at the piece and he agreed the 2 duty stamps are the same, but he simply didn't know enough to give me more than a price as a piece of jewelry. Once I i got onto the year of duty stamps, Edward Jackson came up right away and i've been stuck in that era. The lack of an assay mark and the way the year stamp " G " is, was off also, and I agree the sterling stamp should be symbolic and not a number. Thanks again.

 

[Katesimone]

It really doesn't look Georgian to me - the style is really unlike any other Georgian piece I've ever seen and I would guess it's much more modern than that. As someone else said above, it's unlikely that a piece of that age would have the 925 hallmark. English hallmarks are usually very clear and include the metal purity, the assay office, the date letter and sometimes duty mark or makers mark. I'd love to hear if you've found out any more about the hallmarks?

Here is an interesting link about English silver hallmarking: http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilverhallmarks.html

 

[Vintage Silver Fisherman]

It really doesn't look Georgian to me - the style is really unlike any other Georgian piece I've ever seen and I would guess it's much more modern than that. As someone else said above, it's unlikely that a piece of that age would have the 925 hallmark. English hallmarks are usually very clear and include the metal purity, the assay office, the date letter and sometimes duty mark or makers mark. I'd love to hear if you've found out any more about the hallmarks?

Here is an interesting link about English silver hallmarking: http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilverhallmarks.html

Thank you for your input. I haven't done anymore research due to time, but isn't 925 a purity mark? However I still would suspect a symbol like the sterling lion for example. The lack of an assay stamp is also suspicious. The duty marks throw me off, one inside it's own circle stamp, and the other inside the square with a G(year) and 925(purity) stamp. Looking thru a loupe, both duty stamps are the same figure head and very closely resembles the Edward stamps I mentioned above, which I found on the site you linked to me. The square stamp is off because it has a year stamp, purity stamp and a duty stamp all in the same square stamp, and this I have not seen in any of my searches. My experience with jewelry is very small, so I really appreciate all the input. The jeweler did point out to me a repair, which can be seen in the pictures, so someone thought this was worth repairing. He also said as a piece of bling it was worth a few hun, and referred me to a museum. I'm stuck and was just really interested in the history of this piece. Forgery?

 

[Landen]

Please tell the price you paid for this bracelet in the store (if it is not a big secret Thank you in advance!