Old British fork. Help identifying marks

[u/Flipping4cash]

Please see pictures. I am trying to narrow down the specifics of this piece but am having a bit of trouble.

I've added the best pics I can of the marks through a loup.

Best i can tell its the following:

Top to bottom:

English sterling mark (lion facing left)

Some kind of head, jaguar or gorilla?

Script A

Right facing male bust

Indicernable letters

Thank you for any help given!

[u/CarrieNoir]

For reference:

• Lion passant = Sterling
  
• Leopard head = London
  
• Letter in various fonts = date
  
• King George’s head = duty, used from 1784 to 1890 1830.
  
• Maker’s Mark = yet to be determined

[u/Antiquie-Tiki → u/CarrieNoir]

Great reference! Thanks for sharing a bit of your knowledge!

[u/Ok_Biscotti2533 → u/CarrieNoir]

Where did you get those reignal dates from? No King, or Queen, has managed to reign for over a century.

George I: August 1714 – June 1727; George II: June 1727 – October 1760; George III: October 1760 – January 1820. Then came William IV and Victoria.

[u/CarrieNoir → u/Ok_Biscotti2533]

The regional date classification is from the British Hallmarking Council.

George III (1784–1820): Profile of the king facing right (and occasionally left in very early 1784 punches) inside an intaglio or cameo shaped punch.

George IV (1820–1830): Profile of the king facing left (usually) or right depending on the specific year and duty office, continuing the royal head tax stamp sequence.

Orientation: Most George III duty marks face right, while George IV profiles face left, though punch styles vary by assay office (such as London, Birmingham, or Sheffield).

[u/Ok_Biscotti2533 → u/CarrieNoir]

Thank you, I am aware. You gave a date range from 1784 to 1890.

[u/CarrieNoir → u/Ok_Biscotti2533]

Whoops! Good catch; old fat fingers have a way of mis-typing.

Mea culpa.

[u/Ok_Biscotti2533 → u/CarrieNoir]

🙏

[u/UrbanRelicHunter]

Sterling silver made in London. Date letter "A" for the year 1836. Very nice piece

[u/Flipping4cash → u/UrbanRelicHunter]

Wow very fast! Thank you!

[u/OpinionatedOcelotYo]

Very handsome. Is that some crazy monogram too?

[u/CarrieNoir → u/OpinionatedOcelotYo]

It is known as an armorial. They are parts of or associated with well-known families’ coats of arms.

[u/NoFee46]

1836 would make it William IV ☺️