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<p>[QUOTE="silvermakersmarks, post: 9578394, member: 66620"]They are Scottish, but not marked by either the Glasgow or Edinburgh assay offices. This is a Dumfries mark and I am pretty sure that the damaged maker's mark is AB for Adam Burgess who was working between 1834 and 1849. Note that the mark is not a hallmark as it was applied by the silversmith himself. However the local Guild of Hammermen would have kept a close eye on the silver standards of their members so it is almost certainly sterling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Phil[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silvermakersmarks, post: 9578394, member: 66620"]They are Scottish, but not marked by either the Glasgow or Edinburgh assay offices. This is a Dumfries mark and I am pretty sure that the damaged maker's mark is AB for Adam Burgess who was working between 1834 and 1849. Note that the mark is not a hallmark as it was applied by the silversmith himself. However the local Guild of Hammermen would have kept a close eye on the silver standards of their members so it is almost certainly sterling. Phil[/QUOTE]
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