Large Beautiful Finest Quality 999 Hallmarked Silver London Britannia Photoframe

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Large Beautiful Finest Quality 999 Hallmarked Silver London Britannia Photoframe:
$88.68

Beautiful Edwardian Art Nouveau period design English silver photograph frame, the silver is of the finest quality.The hallmarks are
Leopards Head Mark - London Assay OfficeRare Britannia Mark - Only for finest silver items999 Numerical Mark - Highest purity silver 99.9%Makers Mark: PVFDate letter MarkThe silver is finely embossed in a lovely foliate design with arum lilies flowing around the silver and raised sloping borders.
The frame has a polished wooden back and strut enabling portrait photographs to be displayed, complete with a genuine moire watered silk lining.Often little or no regard is given to the quality of the back that supports the silver, however some makers use cardboard backs covered by velvet which looks presentable when new, but velvet and silver polish do not mix and in time the back will perish and look tatty, soon the silver will be reduced to its scrap value.
The finest purity unalloyed 999 silver has a depth of colour not found on lower grade 925 silver items.
Unlike so many on now, this silver frame is not mass produced abroad but beautifully hand made using the finest materials by one of the bestEnglishsilver frame makers: PVF.
Please noteThere is a flood of unhallmarked frames made abroad on now, be aware that the silver on these has NOT been independently assayed and hallmarked by an assay office, whatever 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 on the UK site that is not hallmarked but described as silver.The UK Hallmarking Act (1973) states that it is an offence for any person in the course of trade or business to describe an un-hallmarked article as being wholly or partly made of precious metal(s) or to supply un-hallmarked articles to which such a description is applied.
Brand new and boxed it has never been used so no dings, dents or scratches, a beautiful quality itemApproximate overall size of this frame7.5\" x 6\" inches or 19. cm x 15 cmHolds a 5.5\" x 4\" inch photograph, view front the front is 13.5 cm x 9 cm
Post and Packing at costThis item is well packedin a foam envelope, in a strong box, in a padded postal bag.Sent by priority mail, delivery is within 5 working days in the UK and 12 to Australia/United States.
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