HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MARKS
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| DUTY MARKS | LEOPARD'S HEAD | LONDON MARKS | WOMEN SILVERSMITHS | PSEUDO HALLMARKS | IMPORT MARKS |
| CONTEMPORARY MARKS | HERALDRY & FAMILY CRESTS | OLD ADVERTISEMENTS | FACTORIES & SHOPS: OLD IMAGES |
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A&JZ mark, A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham 1905
A& JZ
A & J Zimmerman Ltd,
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
A&aLLd mark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham 1904 A&aLLd mark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham 1904
A&LLd
Adie & Lovekin Ltd,
Birmingham 1904 hallmark
A BROS LTD mark, Adie Brothers Ltd , Birmingham 1960
A BROS LTD
 Adie Brothers Ltd,
Birmingham 1960 hallmark
A.C into a shield mark, Alexander Clark, entered Oct 1894 - The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, entered May 1898, Sheffield 1898
A.C into a shield
Alexander Clark, entered Oct 1894
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, entered May 1898,
Sheffield 1898 hallmark
A.E.C mark, Birmingham 1972
A.E.C.,
Birmingham 1972 hallmark
A.E.J mark, A.E. Jones, Birmingham 1956
AEJ
A.E. Jones
Birmingham 1956 hallmark


AF mark, Alexander Field, London 1812
AF
Alexander Field,
London 1812 hallmark
AH mark, Alexander Henderson, Edimburgh 1799
AH
Alexander Henderson,
Edinburgh 1799 hallmark
A.M & Co mark, Sheffield 1919
A.M & Co
Sheffield 1919 hallmark
AR conjoined into a clover mark, Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd: Ackroyd Rhodes, London 1912
AR conjoined into a clover
Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd: Ackroyd Rhodes,
London 1912 hallmark


BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1932
BB over SLd into a shield
Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD,
Birmingham 1932 hallmark
BE over SCo into a shield mark, Baker Ellis Silver Company, Birmingham 1967
BE over SCo into a shield
Baker Ellis Silver Company
Birmingham 1967 hallmark
B.Ld mark, Bishton's Ltd, Birmingham 1945
B.Ld
Bishton's Ltd
Birmingham 1945 hallmark
BRS mark, Sheffield 1930
BRS
Sheffield 1930 hallmark
B.S mark, Benjamin Smith, London 1835
B.S
Benjamin Smith,
London 1835 hallmark
B WMJS RD into a shield mark, William, Michael & John Barnard & Sons with Robert Dubock, London 1900 B WMJS RD into a shield mark, William, Michael & John Barnard & Sons with Robert Dubock, London 1900
B WMJS RD into a shield
William, Michael & John Barnard & Sons with Robert Dubock,
London 1900 hallmark
B & Co mark, Broadway and Co, Birmingham 1979
B & Co
Broadway and Co,
Birmingham 1979 hallmark
C & C mark, Collins & Cook, Birmingham 1965
C & C
Collins & Cook
Birmingham 1965 hallmark
CA.GA mark, Charles Asprey & George Asprey now Asprey & Co, London 1891 CA.GA mark, Charles Asprey & George Asprey now Asprey & Co, London 1891
CA.GA
Charles Asprey and George Asprey now Asprey & Co, London 1891 hallmark


CB mark, Charles Boyton I, London 1820
CB
Charles Boyton I,
London 1820 hallmark
CF mark, Charles Fox, London 1838
CB
Charles Fox,
London 1838 hallmark
CB mark, Charles Boyton I, London 1830
C.B
Charles Boyton I,
London 1830 hallmark
CB over & S into a shield mark, Cooper Brothers & Sons, Sheffield 1923
CB over &S into a shield
Cooper Brothers & Sons,
Sheffield 1923 hallmark
C.C mark, Charles Chesterman II , London 1786
C.C
Charles Chesterman II,
London 1786 hallmark
CF mark, Crispin Fuller, London 1806
CF
Crispin Fuller,
London 1806 hallmark


STERLING SILVER OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
BRITISH MAKER'S MARKS		 AA
AE		 AF
AZ		 BA
BZ		 CA
CH		 CK
CZ		 DA
DZ		 EA
EZ		 FA
FZ		 GA
GZ		 HA
HG		 HH
HZ		 IA
IG		 IH
IZ		 JA
JC		 JD
JH		 JJ
JP		 JQ
JS
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
BRITISH MAKER'S MARKS		 JT
JZ		 KA
LZ		 MA
MZ		 NA
PA		 PB
PZ		 QA
RH		 RK
RZ		 SA
SG		 SH
SZ		 TA
TH		 TI
TZ		 UA
WB		 WC
WF		 WG
WL		 WM
WS		 WT
ZZ

BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MAKER'S AND SPONSOR'S MARKS
A& AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ
B& BA BB BC BD BE BF BG BH BI BJ BK BL BM BN BO BP BQ BR BS BT BU BV BW BX BY BZ
C& CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH CI CJ CK CL CM CN CO CP CQ CR CS CT CU CV CW CX CY CZ
D& DA DB DC DD DE DF DG DH DI DJ DK DL DM DN DO DP DQ DR DS DT DU DV DW DX DY DZ
E& EA EB EC ED EE EF EG EH EI EJ EK EL EM EN EO EP EQ ER ES ET EU EV EW EX EY EZ
F& FA FB FC FD FE FF FG FH FI FJ FK FL FM FN FO FP FQ FR FS FT FU FV FW FX FY FZ
G& GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GI GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GQ GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY GZ
H& HA HB HC HD HE HF HG HH HI HJ HK HL HM HN HO HP HQ HR HS HT HU HV HW HX HY HZ
I& IA IB IC ID IE IF IG IH II IJ IK IL IM IN IO IP IQ IR IS IT IU IV IW IX IY IZ
J& JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ
K& KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KI KJ KK KL KM KN KO KP KQ KR KS KT KU KV KW KX KY KZ
IMAGES A&
AC		 AD
AK		 AL
AZ		 B&
BB		 BC
BO		 BP
BZ		 C&
CA		 CB
CC		 CD
CF		 CG
CL		 CM
CS		 CT
CZ		 D&
DB		 DC
DL		 DM
DZ		 E&
EA		 EB
ED		 EE
EH		 EI
EO		 EP
EZ		 F&
FD		 FE
FJ		 FK
FZ		 G&
GB		 GC
GG		 GH
GL		 GM
GR		 GS
GZ
IMAGES H&
H&		 HA
HB		 HC
HE		 HF
HL		 HM
HU		 HV
HZ		 I&
IG		 IH
IL		 IM
IZ		 J&
JA		 JB
JC		 JD
JG		 JH
JK		 JL
JQ		 JR
JR		 JS
JS		 JT
JZ		 KA
KZ		 L&
LB		 LC
LZ		 M&
MB		 MC
MI		 MJ
MZ		 N&
NZ		 OA
OZ		 P&
PK		 PL
PZ		 QA
QZ
IMAGES R&
RB		 RC
RG		 RH
RK		 RL
RQ		 RR
RZ		 S&
SB		 SC
SI		 SJ
SR		 SS
SZ		 T&
TC		 TD
TG		 TH
TN		 TO
TS		 TT
TZ		 UA
UZ		 V&
VZ		 W&
WA		 WB
WB		 WC
WC		 WD
WE		 WF
WG		 WH
WL		 WM
WM		 WN
WR		 WS
WS		 WT
XZ		 YA
YZ		 ZA
ZZ
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
LISTING OF NAMES 18th CENTURY 19th CENTURY 20th CENTURY PER TOWN

THE DIRECTORY OF SCOTLAND (PROVINCIAL) - CHANNEL ISLANDS - CANADA - AUSTRALIA - CAPE
THE DIRECTORY OF
SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
CHANNEL ISLANDS
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
CANADA
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
AUSTRALIA
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
CAPE COLONY
SILVER

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
London town marks Birmingham town marks Dublin town marks Edinburgh town marks glasgow town marks Sheffield town marks Exeter town marks
London Birmingham Dublin Edinburgh Glasgow Sheffield Chester




MORE on the tutorial:     HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING  SILVER MARKS

The hallmarking of British silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of the origin and the age of each silver piece manufactured or traded in the UK. The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the Assay Office that has verified the piece
London town mark Sheffield town mark Birmingham town mark Newcastle town mark Dublin town mark Edinburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality
lion passant: 1598-1820 lion passant: after 1820 Britannia and lion's head erased: from 1697 to 1718

Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)
examples of maker's mark

Date letter, in cycles of twenty letters of the alphabet of different shape identifies the year in which the piece was verified by the Assay Office
London date letter 'a'

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
Sovereign head: duty mark George III, 1784 Sovereign head: duty mark George III, 1795 Sovereign head: duty mark George IV, 1822 Sovereign head: duty mark George IV, 1825 Sovereign head: duty mark William IV, 1835 Sovereign head: duty mark Victoria, 1838


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