How to spot faked or forged antique silver hallmarks
Delegates attending the latest Goldsmiths’ Company London Assay Office seminar on April 12 were warned to be alert for faked objects purporting to be by the preeminent 18th century Huguenot silversmith Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751).
The event, titled Marks of Deception: Tackling fakes & forgeries in antique British silver, feat…