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

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS
ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MAKER'S AND SPONSOR'S MARKS
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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
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D & A into a rectangle mark, Daniel & Arter, Birmingham 1902 D & A into a rectangle mark, Daniel & Arter, Birmingham 1902
D & A into a rectangle
Daniel & Arter,
Highgate Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1902 hallmark (entered 1882)
D & B mark, Docker & Burn Ltd, Birmingham 1926
D & B
Docker & Burn Ltd,
Birmingham 1926 hallmark
D & B Ld into an oval mark, not identified, London 1935
D & B Ld into an oval
not identified ,
London 1935 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
D over & over D S into a trefoil mark, Davis, Duff & Son, Birmingham 1938
D over & over D S into a trefoil
Davis, Duff & Son,
Royal Exchange, Glasgow
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
D & F mark, Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1974
D & F into two conjoined circles
Deakin & Francis,
Founded in 1786, Deakin & Francis is today, seven generations later, still owned and managed by the Deakin family (James, Henry and David Deakin). In recent times the house speciality has become the manufacture of a large range of gentlemen's cufflinks.
Birmingham 1974 hallmark
D&H (gothic) into a chamfered rectangle mark, Deykin & Harrison Limited, Birmingham 1938
D& H (gothic) into a chamfered rectangle
Deykin & Harrison Limited,
entered 1924
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information
D&H (gothic) into a indented chamfered rectangle mark, Deykin & Harrison, Birmingham 1905
D&H (gothic) into a indented chamfered rectangle
Deykin & Harrison,
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information
D & H over S into a trefoil mark, Davidson, Henderson & Sorley, Birmingham 1930
D & H over S into a trefoill
Davidson, Henderson & Sorley,
Buchanan St, Glasgow
Birmingham 1930 hallmark
D & H into three squares mark, Deykin & Harrison Limited, Birmingham hallmark and Dublin import mark 1911 D & H into three squares mark, Deykin & Harrison Limited, Birmingham hallmark and Dublin import mark 1911
D & H into three squares
Deykin & Harrison Limited,
entered 1924
Birmingham hallmark and Dublin import mark 1911
DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information
D & I into a rectangle mark, Danziger & Isaacs, Birmingham 1904
D & I into a rectangle
Danziger & Isaacs,
Victor Block & Arthur Danziger Isaacs
9 Vyse Street, Birmingham and 26-27 Hatton Garden, London
Birmingham 1904 hallmark


D&J over W into a shield mark, D& J Welby Limited, London 1912
D&J over W into a shield
D & J Welby Limited,
entered 1910
London 1912 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
D & M mark, not identified, Birmingham 1871
D & M
not identified,
Birmingham 1871 hallmark
D&M over D into a shieldmark, D & M Davis -David & Maurice Davis-, Birmingham 1906
D&M over D into a shield
D & M Davis -David & Maurice Davis-,
Active in Livery Street, Birmingham since 1896. The firm continues its activity under the style D&M Davis Ltd
Birmingham 1906 hallmark
D & P mark, Davies & Powers , Birmingham 1933
D & P into three circles
Davies & Powers ,
Birmingham 1933 hallmark
D & S into an indented rectangle mark, Duncan & Scobbie , Birmingham 1914
D & S into an indented rectangle
Duncan & Scobbie ,
Birmingham 1914 hallmark
D & S into three coinjoined circles mark, not identified, Sheffield 1964
D & S into three coinjoined circles
not identified,
Sheffield 1964 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
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

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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS





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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