Their legacy is an extraordinary array of town and makers’ marks that have intrigued collectors for more than a century. The best-known Victorian collection of Scottish provincial silver was amassed ...
These many variations and styles, together with their long history, have created a rich collecting seam. In England the introduction of hallmarks as a form of quality control in the 14 th century has ...
Silver is considered cheaper than gold. For example, if one gramme of silver Rs 61.40 today, you can buy 1 kg of the precious metal for Rs 61,400. But you will get a little over 10 gms of gold at ...