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Silver & plate · reviewed identity clue set
Samuel Ayres
Reviewed
Maker: Samuel Ayres
Reconstruction for visual comparison — not authentication, exact dating, or valuation.
The reviewed sources support associating the transcribed clue set with Samuel Ayres in Lexington & Danville, Kentucky during the broad period shown. Compare the full object and do not treat this mark alone as authentication.
S.Ayres
- Region
- Lexington & Danville, Kentucky
- Broad period
- (b.1767 - d.1824) Active c.1784-1822 in Lexington, 1823-1824 working in Danville, also involved in Ayres & Haydon and Ayres & Hiter.
Observable features
- Transcribed mark: S.Ayres
Common misreads and confused-with clues
- Worn or incomplete impressions
- Similar surnames, initials, or retailer marks
What the sources support
The cited material supports a bounded maker or mark-family context and the broad period shown here. Exact variants require further review.
- 925-1000.com · American silver maker index · accessed 2026-07-30
- 925-1000.com mark image · cited source image · accessed 2026-07-30
- Smithsonian Libraries · CC0 public-domain silversmith and mark reference · accessed 2026-07-30
What this mark cannot settle
- The mark alone cannot establish authenticity.
- The mark alone cannot establish condition or provenance.
- The mark alone cannot establish an exact production date unless a specific variant is independently sourced.
- The mark alone cannot establish value.