English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification WC-WC

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	WC William Cripps , London 1757 hallmark
	WC into a rectangle William Cunningham II - possibly-, Edinburgh 1807 hallmark
	WC William Chawner II , London 1817 hallmark
	WC into a "domino" William Cummings, Dublin 1838 hallmark
	WC into two circles William Carter (possibly), listed in 1852 as a watch case maker at 7 President Street East, Goswell Road, Clerkenwell, EC. This address was subsequently changed to 35 President Street, EC where Carter is still listed in 1885. A William Carter, possibly the same individual, is listed in 1841 as a watch case maker at 22 Galway Street, Bath Street, St. Luke's. London 1867 hallmark

	WC between two asterisks not identified, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark
	W.C William Chawner II, London 1813 hallmark
	W.C William Coghill, Glasgow 1862 hallmark
	W.C into a circle William Richard Corke, The firm was founded in the late 1870s as Corke Brothers. Became Corke Brothers & Co (1899- c.1920), Corke & Apthorp (c. 1920-1938) and Corke and Apthorp Ltd in 1938 (when was amalgamated with Puddefoot, Bowers and Simonett Ltd) London 1903 hallmark
	W.C into a four tipped oval William Comyns & Sons Ltd , London 1905 hallmark Birmingham 1907 hallmark
	W.C.G W C Griffiths, Birmingham 1909 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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

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

WC
William Cripps ,
London 1757 hallmark

WC into a rectangle
William Cunningham II - possibly-,
Edinburgh 1807 hallmark

WC
William Chawner II ,
London 1817 hallmark

WC into a "domino"
William Cummings,
Dublin 1838 hallmark

WC between two asterisks
not identified,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith
Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark

W.C
William Chawner II,
London 1813 hallmark

W.C
William Coghill,
Glasgow 1862 hallmark

W.C into a circle
William Richard Corke,
The firm was founded in the late 1870s as Corke Brothers. Became Corke Brothers & Co (1899- c.1920), Corke & Apthorp (c. 1920-1938) and Corke and Apthorp Ltd in 1938 (when was amalgamated with Puddefoot, Bowers and Simonett Ltd)
London 1903 hallmark

W.C into a four tipped oval
William Comyns & Sons Ltd ,
London 1905 hallmark

Birmingham 1907 hallmark

W.C.G
W C Griffiths,
Birmingham 1909 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

WCWilliam Cripps , London 1757 hallmark

WC into a rectangleWilliam Cunningham II - possibly-, Edinburgh 1807 hallmark

WCWilliam Chawner II , London 1817 hallmark

WC into a "domino"William Cummings, Dublin 1838 hallmark

WC between two asterisksnot identified,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark

W.CWilliam Chawner II, London 1813 hallmark

W.CWilliam Coghill, Glasgow 1862 hallmark

W.C into a circleWilliam Richard Corke,The firm was founded in the late 1870s as Corke Brothers. Became Corke Brothers & Co (1899- c.1920), Corke & Apthorp (c. 1920-1938) and Corke and Apthorp Ltd in 1938 (when was amalgamated with Puddefoot, Bowers and Simonett Ltd) London 1903 hallmark

W.C into a four tipped ovalWilliam Comyns & Sons Ltd , London 1905 hallmarkBirmingham 1907 hallmark

W.C.GW C Griffiths, Birmingham 1909 hallmark