Possibly Colonial

[techsol]

Hi,

I initially thought this small pair of nips were made in Birmingham. They are marked sterling on one side, while on the other there is an anchor, a mark I can't decipher and a lion passant. Does anyone have any ideas on their origin?

Many Thanks,
Martin.

[dognose]

Hi Martin,

P.W.Ellis & Co. of Toronto.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 38&t=19623

and: http://www.925-1000.com/canadiansilver_01.html

Trev.

[techsol]

Thanks Trev, that was amazingly quick.

Martin.

[Traintime]

Looks to be Louis XV pattern.

[Traintime]

Catalog link here: https://archive.org/details/pwelliscoli ... 9/mode/1up