BRITANNIA HOUSE

"Britannia" (now England) was one of many geographic areas Julius Caesar collected and named during his rule of the Roman Empire. More recently the name "Britannia" was used to describe the purity of silver: "Britannia" silver is an alloy of silver containing 95.84% silver, with the balance mostly copper. This standard, being slightly higher than sterling silver, was introduced in England by Act of Parliament in 1697, and had a brief run as the ONLY standard for silver. However, for many reasons, sterling silver was approved again for use by silversmiths from 1 June 1720, and thereafter "Britannia" silver has remained an optional higher standard for silver assay in the United Kingdom and Ireland. We pride ourselves that our inventory is of the very highest quality, a tribute to the "Britannia Standard."... We maintain a significant reference library to make certain we have the most current information available... We keep you in mind. We maintain a "wish list" and will contact you..

Primary location: Wayne United States