Drawback and smuggling

Author

Grant, Ronald

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Silver Society journal. 1993, Num. 4, 131-138, 15 ill.; 1 diagram

ISSN

0960-8745

Abstract (en)

Evidence is presented of the efforts of the English Board of Customs and the Goldsmiths' Company to prevent fraudulent claims for drawback (i.e., recovery of duty paid) on silver and gold following the abolition of the Duty Drawback Mark in 1785. Positive evidence of marking to indicate the payment of drawback first appears in 1834. Marks which appear to meet the criteria of these--placed in the hallmarks, not easily noticed and difficult to remove--are presented on silver spoons and forks made 1785-1843.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- United Kingdom
• Marks (metalwork)
• Great Britain
• 1700-1900
• Silver (objects)
• Flatware
• Taxation
• Exportation
• Contraband
• Goldsmiths' Company||London (GBR)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Royaume-Uni
• Poinçon
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1900
• Argenterie
• Couvert
• Taxation
• Exportation
• Contrebande
• Goldsmiths' Company||London (GBR)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00343413

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