English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification CD-CF

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	CD into a rectangle Charles Dalgleish, Edinburgh 1818 hallmark
	CDL into an oval Carel David Lotter, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Wilhelm Godfried Lotter (1748) and Wilhelmina Margaretha Wentzel, baptized at the Cape on 23 August 1789. Married Catharina Dorothea van Echten in 1810. Documented activity as silversmith from 1812 to 1848. Cape Colony 1815 c. hallmark
	CE Charles Eley, London 1826 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS
	CE into a shield Charles Edwards, London 1920 hallmark

	C.E Christopher Eades and M.West retailer, Dublin 1824 hallmark
	C.E into a shield Charles Edwards, London 1876 hallmark
	C.E into a chamfered rectangle not identified, London 1935 hallmark
	C e & Fd Constantine & Floyd, 14 Regent Place, Birmingham Birmingham 1893 hallmark
	Ce&Fd Ld Constantine & Floyd Ltd, Birmingham 1910 hallmark

	CES Charles Edward Soloman, Birmingham 1897 hallmark
	C.E.T into an oblong chamfered rectangle Charles Edwin Turner, Birmingham 1910 hallmark
	C.E.W C E Williams, Birmingham 1901 hallmark
	C.E.W&S C E Williams & Son , 14 Regent Place, Birmingham Birmingham 1920 c. hallmark
	CF Crispin Fuller, London 1806 hallmark

	CF into an indented oval Charles Thomas Fox , London 1829 hallmark
	CF Charles Thomas Fox , London 1838 hallmark FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS
	C.F not identified possibly Charles Favel of Creswick & Co - Sheffield 1870 hallmark
	CF.H& Co C F Hancock & Co, London 1900 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

London

Birmingham

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Sheffield

Chester

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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

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality

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

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty

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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

CD into a rectangle
Charles Dalgleish,
Edinburgh 1818 hallmark

CE
Charles Eley,
London 1826 hallmark
ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

CE into a shield
Charles Edwards,
London 1920 hallmark

C.E
Christopher Eades and M.West retailer,
Dublin 1824 hallmark

C.E into a shield
Charles Edwards,
London 1876 hallmark

C.E into a chamfered rectangle
not identified,
London 1935 hallmark

C e & Fd
Constantine & Floyd,
14 Regent Place, Birmingham
Birmingham 1893 hallmark

Ce&Fd Ld
Constantine & Floyd Ltd,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark

CES
Charles Edward Soloman,
Birmingham 1897 hallmark

C.E.T into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Charles Edwin Turner,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark

C.E.W
C E Williams,
Birmingham 1901 hallmark

C.E.W&S
C E Williams & Son ,
14 Regent Place, Birmingham
Birmingham 1920 c. hallmark

CF
Crispin Fuller,
London 1806 hallmark

CF into an indented oval
Charles Thomas Fox ,
London 1829 hallmark

CF
Charles Thomas Fox ,
London 1838 hallmark

FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

C.F
not identified
possibly Charles Favel of Creswick & Co -
Sheffield 1870 hallmark

CF.H& Co
C F Hancock & Co,
London 1900 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

CD into a rectangleCharles Dalgleish, Edinburgh 1818 hallmark

CE Charles Eley, London 1826 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

CE into a shieldCharles Edwards, London 1920 hallmark

C.EChristopher Eades and M.West retailer, Dublin 1824 hallmark

C.E into a shieldCharles Edwards, London 1876 hallmark

C.E into a chamfered rectanglenot identified, London 1935 hallmark

C e & Fd Constantine & Floyd,14 Regent Place, Birmingham Birmingham 1893 hallmark

Ce&Fd Ld Constantine & Floyd Ltd,Birmingham 1910 hallmark

CESCharles Edward Soloman,Birmingham 1897 hallmark

C.E.T into an oblong chamfered rectangleCharles Edwin Turner,Birmingham 1910 hallmark

C.E.WC E Williams,Birmingham 1901 hallmark

C.E.W&SC E Williams & Son ,14 Regent Place, Birmingham Birmingham 1920 c. hallmark

CFCrispin Fuller, London 1806 hallmark

CF into an indented ovalCharles Thomas Fox , London 1829 hallmark

CFCharles Thomas Fox , London 1838 hallmark FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

C.F not identified possibly Charles Favel of Creswick & Co - Sheffield 1870 hallmark

CF.H& CoC F Hancock & Co, London 1900 hallmark