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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 109440, member: 25"]<i>The workmanship looks home made. It looks as if someone had a silver tray and did their own artwork in the center. The design around the edge looks more professional</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I see no inconsistency in the engraving. The border pattern is easier to do than the heraldic design, that's all. I'd not be surprised to find that it was mid 18th C. Not British, certainly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shape of the top of the shield may be a heraldic clue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 109440, member: 25"][I]The workmanship looks home made. It looks as if someone had a silver tray and did their own artwork in the center. The design around the edge looks more professional[/I] I see no inconsistency in the engraving. The border pattern is easier to do than the heraldic design, that's all. I'd not be surprised to find that it was mid 18th C. Not British, certainly. The shape of the top of the shield may be a heraldic clue.[/QUOTE]
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