English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification JL-JQ

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	J.L in script John Lampfert London 1771 hallmark
	JL John Linnit London 1818 hallmark
	J.L John Linegar Birmingham 1869 hallmark
	J.L into a chamfered rectangle John Lawrence - possibly- Birmingham 1832 hallmark
	JLG into three conjoined circles John (Jean) Le Gallais -Jersey maker-, Broad Street, St helier, Jersey. A goldsmith, jeweller, watch and clockmaker, he is first recorded in partnership with Thomas de Gruchy, q.v., in 1831, and had perhaps been his apprentice. He acquired de Gruchy's share of the business on his death in 1846, and continued with it until 1874 when he sold out to H Holinshed, q.v. He is possibly connected with Nicholas le Gallais, goldsmith of Granville, 1751-1787. A prolific maker of spoons and overmarker of those made by others, his best known product is a medallion struck to commemorate the royal visit of 1846. Other members of his family are found in banking 1817-1846. William George Le Gallais trading as The Jersey Bank 1843-1846 London 1859 hallmark
	J over LG into a trefoil John (Jean) Le Gallais -Jersey maker-, mark registered in 1849 London 1850 hallmark
	J.L over J.G in script into a square John Langlands I & John Goodrick, Newcastle 1756 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

	J.M into rectangle John Meek, entered 1821 London 1822 hallmark
	J.M into a serrate rectangle James Moore, Dublin 1819 hallmark
	J.M John Mitchell, Glasgow 1835 hallmark
	J.M into a rectangle not identified, Dublin 1952 hallmark
	J.M thistle and key John Mast, Calcutta, India, early 19th c. hallmark
	JM&Co Johnson Matthey & Co, London 1958 hallmark
	J.M-A not identified, Birmingham 1972 hallmark
	JMc James McKay, apprentice of Alexander Gardner in 1783. Freeman in 1793. Held as apprentice William Beattie (freeman in 1840) Edinburgh 1821 hallmark
	J.M over & over E.M into a quatrefoil James Moore & Edward Murray Dublin 1839 hallmark

	J.M.B John Millward Banks Firm established in 1863 in Birmingham with manufacturing premises at 6 Northampton Street, Birmingham and Showroom at 12, 14 Beake Street, Regent Street, London. In 1900 c. the firm name was changed to J.M. Banks & Co. The business was closed in 1926 c. Chester 1898 hallmark Birmingham 1894 hallmark Birmingham 1896 hallmark
	J.M.Jr into a rectangle John Muir, Jr or John Murray Glasgow 1830 hallmark
	JML and English pseudo-hallmarks Johannes Martinus Lotter, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Willem Godfried Lotter (1748) and Wilhelmina Margaretha Wentzel. Baptized at the Cape on 23 December 1798. Activity as goldsmith and/or silversmith is known from 1844 to 1879 Cape Colony 1850 c. hallmark
	JM over WM John Mitchell and William Mitchell (possibly) Glasgow 1833 hallmark

	J.N James Nasmyth Edinburgh 1818 hallmark
	J.N.M into shields of various shape John Newton Mappin London 1894 hallmark
	JNM over GW Mappin & Webb -John Newton Mappin & George Webb- London 1874 hallmark
	JO John Osment Exeter 1837 hallmark
	J.P into a rectangle (chamfered) John Pittar Dublin 1791 hallmark Dublin 1808 hallmark
	J.P James Payne London 1832 hallmark
	JP John Power Dublin 1804 hallmark
	JP into a shield John Pinder & Co -subsequently James Pinder & Co- Sheffield 1891 hallmark
	JP into an octagon not identified Birmingham 1908 hallmark
	JP into a chamfered square or a circle or an oval John Pinches Ltd London 1975 hallmark London 1972 hallmark
	JP &Co John Pound & Co mark entered by Percy H. Pound partner in 1905 London 1913 hallmark
	JP over FP into a square Pairpoint Bros -John & Frank Pairpoint- London 1904 hallmark
	JQJ Jaques Quesnel Jersey c. 1850 hallmark

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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

J.L in script
John Lampfert
London 1771 hallmark

JL
John Linnit
London 1818 hallmark

J.L
John Linegar
Birmingham 1869 hallmark

J.L into a chamfered rectangle
John Lawrence - possibly-
Birmingham 1832 hallmark

J over LG into a trefoil
John (Jean) Le Gallais -Jersey maker-,
mark registered in 1849
London 1850 hallmark

J.L over J.G in script into a square
John Langlands I & John Goodrick,
Newcastle 1756 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

J.M into rectangle
John Meek,
entered 1821
London 1822 hallmark

J.M into a serrate rectangle
James Moore,
Dublin 1819 hallmark

J.M
John Mitchell,
Glasgow 1835 hallmark

J.M into a rectangle
not identified,
Dublin 1952 hallmark

J.M thistle and key
John Mast,
Calcutta, India, early 19th c. hallmark

JM&Co
Johnson Matthey & Co,
London 1958 hallmark

J.M-A
not identified,
Birmingham 1972 hallmark

JMc
James McKay,
apprentice of Alexander Gardner in 1783. Freeman in 1793.
Held as apprentice William Beattie (freeman in 1840)
Edinburgh 1821 hallmark

J.M over & over E.M into a quatrefoil
James Moore & Edward Murray
Dublin 1839 hallmark

J.M.Jr into a rectangle
John Muir, Jr or John Murray
Glasgow 1830 hallmark

JM over WM
John Mitchell and William Mitchell (possibly)
Glasgow 1833 hallmark

J.N
James Nasmyth
Edinburgh 1818 hallmark

J.N.M into shields of various shape
John Newton Mappin
London 1894 hallmark

JNM over GW
Mappin & Webb -John Newton Mappin & George Webb-
London 1874 hallmark

JO
John Osment
Exeter 1837 hallmark

J.P into a rectangle (chamfered)
John Pittar
Dublin 1791 hallmark

Dublin 1808 hallmark

J.P
James Payne
London 1832 hallmark

JP
John Power
Dublin 1804 hallmark

JP into a shield
John Pinder & Co -subsequently James Pinder & Co-
Sheffield 1891 hallmark

JP into an octagon
not identified
Birmingham 1908 hallmark

JP into a chamfered square or a circle or an oval
John Pinches Ltd
London 1975 hallmark
London 1972 hallmark

JP &Co
John Pound & Co
mark entered by Percy H. Pound partner in 1905
London 1913 hallmark

JP over FP into a square
Pairpoint Bros -John & Frank Pairpoint-
London 1904 hallmark

JQJ
Jaques Quesnel
Jersey c. 1850 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

J.L in scriptJohn LampfertLondon 1771 hallmark

JLJohn LinnitLondon 1818 hallmark

J.L John LinegarBirmingham 1869 hallmark

J.L into a chamfered rectangleJohn Lawrence - possibly-Birmingham 1832 hallmark

J over LG into a trefoilJohn (Jean) Le Gallais -Jersey maker-,mark registered in 1849London 1850 hallmark

J.L over J.G in script into a squareJohn Langlands I & John Goodrick,Newcastle 1756 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

J.M into rectangleJohn Meek,entered 1821London 1822 hallmark

J.M into a serrate rectangleJames Moore,Dublin 1819 hallmark

J.MJohn Mitchell,Glasgow 1835 hallmark

J.M into a rectanglenot identified,Dublin 1952 hallmark

J.M thistle and keyJohn Mast,Calcutta, India, early 19th c. hallmark

JM&CoJohnson Matthey & Co,London 1958 hallmark

J.M-A not identified,Birmingham 1972 hallmark

JMcJames McKay, apprentice of Alexander Gardner in 1783. Freeman in 1793. Held as apprentice William Beattie (freeman in 1840)Edinburgh 1821 hallmark

J.M over & over E.M into a quatrefoilJames Moore & Edward Murray Dublin 1839 hallmark

J.M.Jr into a rectangleJohn Muir, Jr or John MurrayGlasgow 1830 hallmark

JM over WMJohn Mitchell and William Mitchell (possibly)Glasgow 1833 hallmark

J.N James Nasmyth Edinburgh 1818 hallmark

J.N.M into shields of various shapeJohn Newton MappinLondon 1894 hallmark

JNM over GWMappin & Webb -John Newton Mappin & George Webb-London 1874 hallmark

JOJohn OsmentExeter 1837 hallmark

J.P into a rectangle (chamfered)John PittarDublin 1791 hallmark Dublin 1808 hallmark

J.PJames Payne London 1832 hallmark

JPJohn PowerDublin 1804 hallmark

JP into a shield John Pinder & Co -subsequently James Pinder & Co- Sheffield 1891 hallmark

JP into an octagonnot identifiedBirmingham 1908 hallmark

JP into a chamfered square or a circle or an ovalJohn Pinches LtdLondon 1975 hallmarkLondon 1972 hallmark

JP &CoJohn Pound & Comark entered by Percy H. Pound partner in 1905London 1913 hallmark

JP over FP into a squarePairpoint Bros -John & Frank Pairpoint-London 1904 hallmark

JQJJaques QuesnelJersey c. 1850 hallmark