Is your silver too valuable to scrap?
A quick guide to investigating a silver hallmark before you sell it for scrap.
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Irish Hallmark
Silver Napkin Rings
This week I am completing an order for a set of sterling silver napkin rings. The rings have been made and sent for hallmarking to the Irish Assay office in Dublin castle.
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Cork Silver Part 2: Republican Silver
The history behind William Egan and Sons and Republican Silver in Cork.
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Cork Silver Part 1
In this article I discuss Cork silver between 1600 and the early 1900’s. I look at the establishment of hallmarking in Ireland and the effect it had on provincial silver.
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MY NEW ONLINE SHOP: CLADDAGH DESIGN
Since my shop went live this week, this post shows some of the pieces in stock as well as the reasons behind the shop name.
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Tread Softly
After visiting the Cork Public Museum I discuss the permanent exhibition of Cork Silver as well as the Crafts Council of Ireland textiles exhibition ‘Tread Softly’ which has been inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem.
Silversmith Shopkeeper
In this post I talk about setting up my shop online, how I designed my products and how I set up the website.
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Women Silversmiths
This post looks at female silversmiths in the history of Irish silver and the reason they are so difficult to trace.
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How to Read a Hallmark
Using an antique Irish silver spoon I show how to read a hallmark.
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