Silver / Gold? What is this? Locket with holes?

z118

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What is this? Based on the color of the metal and the lack of tarnish or corrosion I am guessing silver and gold? Help!!! I feel like this might be something good!

The back of it has broken loose, it looks like it was dented or crushed at some point. I'm not sure how it was attached in the first place.

Thanks!

 

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z118

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If i'm reading this right then I'm getting pretty excited!!!

http://thimbleselect.bizland.com/silversmiths.htm

 

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I think that's a perfume locket. However it lacks the silver hallmarks...if that anchor means Birmingham it should have completely different set of marks if it's silver.

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Thanks Voriax! How would it have been stamped it was part silver and part gold? The link I posted shows the same stamp used by Joseph Willmore in
Birmingham from 1803-1832. Could that really be it?

 

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z118 said:

Thanks Voriax! How would it have been stamped it was part silver and part gold? The link I posted shows the same stamp used by Joseph Willmore in
Birmingham from 1803-1832. Could that really be it?

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In mixed item full hallmark would be in the least valuable metal and the more valuable part(s) would only get the fineness stamp.

Those marks might otherwise be what you think. For silver there'd be town mark, the anchor in this case. Then you'd have quality mark which is missing. Then maker's mark and year mark..which for Birmingham is indeed 'm' for 1810 which fits the age bracket.

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The anchor is a mark for Birmingham halfway down

The Anchor, which is the city mark of Birmingham

http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm

http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham4.html#M

J.W is a smith from birmingham named Joseph Willmore

http://www.925-1000.com/dlLondon9.html#M

the M here would represent the date range made in 1810 or 1885..

but I'm not seeing a sterling or silver mark. Which is usually shown as a lion en passant.

From What I was reading, if the marks are similar to a true mark, but isn't a true mark, then it's most likely plate.
some info on that:

http://www.925-1000.com/british_marks.html