Silver on copper teapot

Found this teapot recently at a goodwill store. Despite days of searching I haven't made any headway. If anybody could help identify these hallmarks or the value I would greatly appreciate it. Any input is welcome. Thanks ahead of time

 

Welcome, alpha_finch!

Afraid I don't have much good news. I just tried to find this mark in 3 different ways (1 hardcopy reference and 2 online sites) and could not see anything even close. Even tried the "unknowns" online. I tried both US and UK marks lists. There is the possibility that this was made in Canada, where the crown and rampant lion would appeal to customers used to seeing these symbols on British silver, but few of those makers are represented online.

Silver over copper was a "trend" in the between the wars period in the US. Previously many manufacturers had used nickel silver as the base metal, but (apparently) silver plating adheres better to a copper sub-surface and manufacturers used the silver over copper marking as a marketing tool.

The styling of this pot is not particularly elegant and with an unknown mark, I fear value is rather low (is your intent is to resell it.)

By the way, marks on silverplate are never properly called "hallmarks." They are simply maker's marks. I know many use the term hallmarks freely, but thought I would point out the error of doing so in this case.

 

Thank you for the help! I'm quite new to antiquing and collecting so I just assumed I hadn't found the right resources yet. I did intend to resell but I assume that since it is unknown isn't worth too much right?

 

You should look at sold listings for silverplate coffee and tea pots Ebay and Etsy to see for yourself. And keep in mind that silver and silverplate look their best to customers when they have been properly polished - which this pot is in desperate need of.

 

Will do. I have silver polish on hand but didn't want to do anything until I knew what I had. Thanks again for all your help

 

Good luck! Come back any time.

 

https://www.justanswer.com/antiques/81at0-tea-set-markings-silver-copper-stamped.html this seems to have a similar set of marks

 

it sounds exactly like the marks mine has. For some reason I cant see the pictures the person posted of the teapot so I'm not sure if they have the same one as me. Thank you immensely, definitely hope I can find another of what I have so I know the price better