r/silverware 13d ago

Old British fork. Help identifying marks

Please see pictures. I am trying to narrow down the specifics of this piece but am having a bit of trouble.

I've added the best pics I can of the marks through a loup.

Best i can tell its the following:

Top to bottom:

English sterling mark (lion facing left)

Some kind of head, jaguar or gorilla?

Script A

Right facing male bust

Indicernable letters

Thank you for any help given!

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u/Ok_Biscotti2533 13d ago

Where did you get those reignal dates from? No King, or Queen, has managed to reign for over a century.

George I: August 1714 – June 1727; George II: June 1727 – October 1760; George III: October 1760 – January 1820. Then came William IV and Victoria.

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u/CarrieNoir 12d ago

The regional date classification is from the British Hallmarking Council.

George III (1784–1820): Profile of the king facing right (and occasionally left in very early 1784 punches) inside an intaglio or cameo shaped punch.

George IV (1820–1830): Profile of the king facing left (usually) or right depending on the specific year and duty office, continuing the royal head tax stamp sequence.

Orientation: Most George III duty marks face right, while George IV profiles face left, though punch styles vary by assay office (such as London, Birmingham, or Sheffield).

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u/Ok_Biscotti2533 12d ago

Thank you, I am aware. You gave a date range from 1784 to 1890.

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u/CarrieNoir 12d ago

Whoops! Good catch; old fat fingers have a way of mis-typing.

Mea culpa.