Refined Finest Quality Silver, 999 London Britannia Hallmarked Photo Frame.

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Beautiful Edwardian period design English silver photograph frame, the silver is of the finest quality. The hallmarks are Leopards Head Mark - London Assay Office Rare Britannia Mark - Only for finest silver items 999 Numerical Mark - Highest purity silver 99.9% Makers Mark: PVF Date letter Mark The silver is embossed in a refined style and shape of the era with symmetrical gadroon decoration and a vacant cartouche.. The frame has a polished wooden back and strut enabling portrait photographs to be displayed, complete with a genuine moire watered silk lining. The finest purity unalloyed silver has a depth of colour not found on lower grade silver items. Unlike so many on eBay now, this silver frame is not mass produced abroad but beautifully hand made, using the finest materials by one of the best English silver frame makers: PVF. Please note : There is a flood of unhallmarked frames manufactured abroad on eBay now, be aware that the silver on these has not been independently assayed and hallmarked by an assay office. Any marks they may have are applied by the manufacturer themselves and are not hallmarks! Your trading standards office will assist you if you purchase an article in the UK that is not hallmarked. The UK Hallmarking Act (1973) states that it is an offence for any person, in the course of trade or business, to describe read more

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