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Bracelet: Maker LC-F London 1972?

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 1:53 pm
by lomlfoml
I just got this bracelet also from a local dealer, who thought that the initials were LCT, with the T on its side. We were sure the other marks were English, and thought maybe Mr Tiffany's store in England had sold jewelry marked as such, you know, which he made whilst summering in his studio in the Cottswolds (sp). After cleaning it up, the maker is surely LC-F. And that style 'r' is 1972, not 1912 or 1932, and it's probably not Egyptian Revival. (This dealer is creative.)

So, anybody know who the mystery hyphenated maker is?
Thank you...




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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:36 am
by MCB
Hello,

You're right about the date letter being for 1972-3.

Mr Tiffany didn't, as far as I know, register a personal maker's (sponsor's) mark rather the Company registered T & Co at various Assay Offices.

As yet there isn't a published volume of London maker's marks after 1914 so unless a forum member has managed to attribute the LC-F mark your quickest course would be to contact the Deputy Warden's office at Goldsmiths Hall direct at lyn.mills@assayofficelondon.co.uk

Mike

smaller pix posted - sorry!

Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 9:38 am
by lomlfoml
First, thank you, Mike, for pointing me in that direction. I am pretty sure it's LC-F, though.

Second, I am posting the new pint-size pictures that were too large before. Sorry, all.

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