Page 620 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

SAMMY
Union House, Connaught Road, Hong Kong
circa 1910-1940+

The original mark of SAMMY

SAMMY was a Hong Kong jewellery store that also
sold silver under its own mark “Sammy Sterling”.
While it was still trading in the mid 1970’s, the date
silver production began is still not fully understood.
Major collections of early silver items tend to point
to a mid-1920’s range of silver.

Marks from this maker are almost always
accompanied by the word “STERLING” and the
oblique crossed “S” trademark logo.
Boxed silver gift items was very much in evidence
in the Sammy range at any time during its silver
operation up until 1940 [right, satin lined box lid of
original Sammy packing].

While small gift items seemed to have comprised the
majority of the Sammy silver offering, larger item did
feature. They tended to be of a higher quality and
would have obviously been significantly more
expensive.

Sammy therefore gives the impression of having a two-
tier offering.

The Sammy retail shop was situated in the building
adjacent to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, so it would be
reasonable to believe much of its merchandising
would have been geared towards hotel guests.