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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 9045, member: 59"]Well, not <u>all</u> Sheffield Plate makers used the crossed keys in shield, but Henry Wilkinson & Co did use this device as their maker's mark. But that crowned leopard disturbs me. It has no place on a piece of Sheffield Plate. And as you have already noticed, it's only valid use under the British silver marking system is in London on sterling and only for a specific period of time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am worried that what you may have is a "pretender." Let me do a bit more research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 9045, member: 59"]Well, not [U]all[/U] Sheffield Plate makers used the crossed keys in shield, but Henry Wilkinson & Co did use this device as their maker's mark. But that crowned leopard disturbs me. It has no place on a piece of Sheffield Plate. And as you have already noticed, it's only valid use under the British silver marking system is in London on sterling and only for a specific period of time. I am worried that what you may have is a "pretender." Let me do a bit more research.[/QUOTE]
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