Quote Originally Posted by Milomade View Post
So if I didn't get any of my silver pieces marked and sold them would I be breaking the law?

Is it a legal requirement?
I thought - though i may be wrong - that you could sell unhallmarked work as long as you don't claim that it is silver or whatever, or does this only count for work underweight?

The only reason I ask is that I rang the assay office recently to ask about my tiara rings - they are tiny and very light but i normally get them hallmarked anyway.
I asked them whether i can still describe them as silver if they are underweight and unhallmarked and she said I had to describe them as made from precious metals.

So i decided to carry on getting them hallmarked as i want to describe them as sterling silver.

To me this doesn't fit in with what others have said about stamping underweight work yourself? Surely if you put 925 on it you are saying it is silver...?

Am I getting completely muddled...? Has anyone else been told a similar thing?



I find all the rules very confusing.