Sell Your Silver in Exeter

Exeter was the assay town for the whole of the West Country, hallmarking silver until its office closed in 1883. Its three-castles town mark appears on much of the fine silver made and sold across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, and genuine Exeter pieces are sought after by collectors today. If you've inherited a teapot, a canteen of cutlery, presentation pieces or antique silver of any kind, Mozeris Fine Antiques will value and buy it: free insured courier from any Exeter address, instant valuations and same-day payment.

We're a family-run firm of antique and precious-metal specialists who read hallmarks for a living, including the West Country's Exeter marks. Most of our sellers handle the whole sale from home — we collect by fully-insured, tracked courier at no cost, verify your silver at our office, and pay the same day. For larger collections we offer by-appointment valuations.

We Buy Silver From Exeter and Across the UK

We buy all genuine silver: sterling and Britannia standard, antique and modern, English and continental. That includes tea and coffee services, trays and salvers, candlesticks and candelabra, canteens of cutlery and individual flatware, christening mugs and presentation pieces, sauce boats, entrée dishes, cigarette and vesta cases, photograph frames and small collectables, plus silver coins and scrap. Genuine Exeter-assayed pieces and West Country provincial silver can carry strong collector premiums, so never sell good silver as scrap without a specialist opinion.

Understanding the Exeter Hallmark

Exeter's town mark is a triple-towered castle (earlier work used a crowned X or a Roman X). Alongside it you'll find the lion passant for sterling, a date letter and the maker's mark, with a duty mark on pieces of the relevant period. Because the office closed in 1883, Exeter silver has a clearly defined date range, and correct reading of the mark sets the period, maker and value precisely. Send clear photos of the marks and we'll identify the office, year, maker and standard before quoting.

Selling Silver in Exeter — How It Works

1. Send us photos of your silver and its hallmarks through our online valuation form.
2. We email an instant indicative price, usually within one working day.
3. If you accept, we book a free insured courier collection from your Exeter address.
4. Your silver is independently checked and weighed at our office.
5. We make a firm offer; on acceptance you're paid by same-day bank transfer.