The Journal
Identification Guides
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How to Identify Antique Furniture by Legs: A Detailed Guide
Identifying antique furniture can be a rewarding endeavor, particularly when you focus on the legs. The style, shape, and construction of furniture legs often provide vital clues about…
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How to Test If Silver Is Real: Hallmarks, Home Tests & What to Look For
By the AntiqueSilverHallmarks.com Editorial Team | Last updated: January 2026 | Reviewed by senior antique silver researchers with 10+ years of hallmark identification experience — Testing if silver…
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How to Identify Silver Hallmarks by Assay Office Mark: The Complete UK Guide
Last updated: January 2026 | Reviewed by the AntiqueSilverHallmarks.com editorial team, with 10+ years of hallmark identification experience and cross-referenced against official Assay Office records and Jackson’s Silver…
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Pewter vs Silver: 7 Ways to Tell the Difference at Home
Last updated: June 2025 | Written by the AntiqueSilverHallmarks.com editorial team, drawing on experience appraising silver and pewter at UK antique fairs and estate sales since 2009. —…
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Silver Chain Hallmarks: A Complete UK Identification Guide
Silver chain hallmarks identification is the most reliable way to confirm what metal you actually own — and in the UK, the system is one of the most…
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UK Silver Hallmarks Symbols Explained: Lion Passant, Crown, Date Letter and More
Last updated: January 2026 | Author: [Content verified against the UK Hallmarking Act 1973, British Hallmarking Council standards, and Birmingham, London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh Assay Office publications. Symbol…
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Silver Makers Marks UK: The Complete Identification Guide
Silver makers marks UK collectors encounter on antique pieces are the single most direct link between a finished object and the craftsman who created it. Before an assay…