KATIE MULLALLY HALLMARKING
Hallmarking is an important part of my brand, the first lesson taught by my Grandmother was the importance of a hallmark, it tells you everything about the piece. My Uncle, Michael McAleer was a Freeman of Goldsmiths and also wrote the Irish section for Jackson’s Hallmarks – what is known in the trade as the `hallmarking bible`. In the UK it’s only necessary to mark a piece of silver if it weighs more than 7.78g. All my pieces are sent to Goldsmith’s Company Assay Office in London for hallmarking. They test the silver for purity and only then is it hallmarked.
In addition in 2012 the Diamond Jubilee Hallmark was added onto my vintage inspired crown pendant.The earlier you have a KMM piece of jewellery the more value it will have, as with all hallmarks the earlier the date stamp the more value there is to it. Katie Mullally pieces will become heirlooms to be handed down for many generations to come.
THE KMM HALLMARK
My Hallmarking was introduced over 700 years ago and is so integral to Katie Mullally jewellery. The overview below gives an explanation of what the symbols mean and the importance this has to your jewellery.
Sponsor’s Mark – The registered mark of the company that submitted the article for hallmarking
(This is the symbol for KMM Katie Mullally jewellery)
Traditional Fineness Symbol
(This is the symbol for Sterling Silver)
Fineness Mark tells you the precious metal content, expressed in parts per thousand (this 925 symbol indicates the pure silver content in the article as 92.5%. The remaining 7.5% will be an alloy, usually copper which is added to give the silver strength whilst at the same time maintaining the natural beauty of the precious metal.
(99.9% pure silver is generally regarded as too soft to use effectively in jewellery).
Assay Office Mark tells you which Assay Office tested and hallmarked the article.
(This is the symbol for the London Assay Office)
Date Letter the year in which the article was tested and hallmarked.
(This date letter ‘P’ is for 2014)