Help with English (?) silver marks

[castlerockemporium]

Hello! Hoping some one will recognize these marks.  They are on the collar of Golf Ball Knob Walking Stick. While the Golf Ball seems to be a modern subject it has 4 marks.  The first is a shield with EWS inside. The second looks like a Rose or Thistle in a corners cut square. The third is a Lion walking left in a corners cut rectangle. The fourth is a calligraphic or italic lower case "y" also in a cut corners square.  Test polished a bit and tarnish came off.  Hard to photograph...Any info appreciated!

Elizabeth

[bakersgma]

Yes English. The rose is for Sheffield, the lion passant for sterling, the Y appears to be the one for 1998. See the list of Y date marks in this link.

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Sheffield/Date%20Letters%20Y.html

 I cannot find a maker using EWS for Sheffield. Can you get a better picture for that part?

[castlerockemporium]

Thank you so much! Try this photo of the EWS

[gone_4_good · Accepted solution]

The EWS is the maker's mark - since it is modern it won't be in most catalogs

It is also likely that the maker wont add much value

[gone_4_good]

You can contact the assay's office and they will identify it for you
http://www.assayoffice.co.uk/the-library-and-the-silver-collection/mark-identification

[castlerockemporium]

Thank you again! This is fun, like Indiana Jones or Robert Langdon