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	C.G Charles Gibson, London 1834 hallmark
	C.G into a chamfered rectangle Charles Gordon, 36 Southampton Street, Pentonville. Mark entered in 1828 London 1834 hallmark
	CH Charles Hougham, London 1787 hallmark
	C.H into a cut corners rectangle Charles, Alfred Henry & Francis Herbert Westwood trading as Charles Harrold & Co, 2 and 3 St. Paul's Square, Birmingham Birmingham 1902 hallmark
	C.H into a chamfered rectangle Charles Harris, entered 1878 6 Norfolk Street, Coventry Chester 1889 hallmark
	C.H into a chamfered rectangle Charles Horner Ltd, Chester 1926 hallmark Chester 1918 hallmark
	C over H B into a trefoil C H Beatson , Sheffield 1936 hallmark
	C H B into three lozenges C H Beatson , Moor Head Works, Button Lane, Sheffield Sheffield 1913 hallmark

	CHELTENHAM Cheltenham & Co Ltd, A division of National Silver Company, New York Birmingham 1949 hallmark
	CH over JE into a quatrefoil Hawksworth, Eyre & Co -Charles Hawksworth & John Eyre-, Sheffield 1892 hallmark
	C.H.T into three conjoined circles Charles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley, The son of Charles, 2nd Baron Sudeley. Born 1840, died 1922 London 1916 hallmark

	C.J over A into a shield Charles James Allen, Sheffield 1936 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	CJF into a rectangle Charles James Fox, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London London 1899 hallmark
	CJR under a crown into a clover Christian John Reid, Newcastle 1876 hallmark REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS
	CJV over Ld in script into a trefoil C J Vander Ltd, 14a St. Cross Street London 1947 hallmark Sheffield 1998 hallmark CJ VANDER: HISTORY - MARKS - INFORMATION
	CL Charles Lias, London 1839 hallmark
	C.L &S into an oval Charles Lyster & Son Chester 1899 hallmark Birmingham 1911 hallmark
	C.L.S not identified , London 1919 hallmark
	CLtd into two conjoined circles not identified , Birmingham 1994 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

C.G
Charles Gibson,
London 1834 hallmark

C.G into a chamfered rectangle
Charles Gordon,
36 Southampton Street, Pentonville. Mark entered in 1828
London 1834 hallmark

CH
Charles Hougham,
London 1787 hallmark

C.H into a cut corners rectangle
Charles, Alfred Henry & Francis Herbert Westwood trading as Charles Harrold & Co,
2 and 3 St. Paul's Square, Birmingham
Birmingham 1902 hallmark

C.H into a chamfered rectangle
Charles Harris,
entered 1878
6 Norfolk Street, Coventry
Chester 1889 hallmark

C.H into a chamfered rectangle
Charles Horner Ltd,
Chester 1926 hallmark

Chester 1918 hallmark

C over H B into a trefoil
C H Beatson ,
Sheffield 1936 hallmark

C H B into three lozenges
C H Beatson ,
Moor Head Works, Button Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield 1913 hallmark

CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham & Co Ltd,
A division of National Silver Company, New York
Birmingham 1949 hallmark

CH over JE into a quatrefoil
Hawksworth, Eyre & Co -Charles Hawksworth & John Eyre-,
Sheffield 1892 hallmark

C.H.T into three conjoined circles
Charles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley,
The son of Charles, 2nd Baron Sudeley. Born 1840, died 1922
London 1916 hallmark

C.J over A into a shield
Charles James Allen,
Sheffield 1936 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

CJF into a rectangle
Charles James Fox,
Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London
London 1899 hallmark

CJR under a crown into a clover
Christian John Reid,
Newcastle 1876 hallmark

REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS

CJV over Ld in script into a trefoil
C J Vander Ltd,
14a St. Cross Street

London 1947 hallmark

Sheffield 1998 hallmark

CJ VANDER: HISTORY - MARKS - INFORMATION

CL
Charles Lias,
London 1839 hallmark

C.L &S into an oval
Charles Lyster & Son
Chester 1899 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark

C.L.S
not identified ,
London 1919 hallmark

CLtd into two conjoined circles
not identified ,
Birmingham 1994 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

C.GCharles Gibson, London 1834 hallmark

C.G into a chamfered rectangleCharles Gordon,36 Southampton Street, Pentonville. Mark entered in 1828 London 1834 hallmark

CHCharles Hougham, London 1787 hallmark

C.H into a cut corners rectangleCharles, Alfred Henry & Francis Herbert Westwood trading as Charles Harrold & Co,2 and 3 St. Paul's Square, Birmingham Birmingham 1902 hallmark

C.H into a chamfered rectangleCharles Harris, entered 18786 Norfolk Street, CoventryChester 1889 hallmark

C.H into a chamfered rectangleCharles Horner Ltd, Chester 1926 hallmarkChester 1918 hallmark

C over H B into a trefoilC H Beatson , Sheffield 1936 hallmark

C H B into three lozengesC H Beatson ,Moor Head Works, Button Lane, Sheffield Sheffield 1913 hallmark

CHELTENHAMCheltenham & Co Ltd,A division of National Silver Company, New York Birmingham 1949 hallmark

CH over JE into a quatrefoilHawksworth, Eyre & Co -Charles Hawksworth & John Eyre-, Sheffield 1892 hallmark

C.H.T into three conjoined circlesCharles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley,The son of Charles, 2nd Baron Sudeley. Born 1840, died 1922 London 1916 hallmark

C.J over A into a shieldCharles James Allen, Sheffield 1936 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

CJF into a rectangleCharles James Fox,Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, LondonLondon 1899 hallmark

CJR under a crown into a cloverChristian John Reid, Newcastle 1876 hallmark REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS

CJV over Ld in script into a trefoilC J Vander Ltd,14a St. Cross Street London 1947 hallmark Sheffield 1998 hallmarkCJ VANDER: HISTORY - MARKS - INFORMATION

CLCharles Lias, London 1839 hallmark

C.L &S into an ovalCharles Lyster & SonChester 1899 hallmarkBirmingham 1911 hallmark

C.L.S not identified , London 1919 hallmark

CLtd into two conjoined circlesnot identified , Birmingham 1994 hallmark