English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification D&-DB

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	D & A into a rectangle Daniel & Arter, Highgate Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1902 hallmark (entered 1882)
	D & B Docker & Burn Ltd, Birmingham 1926 hallmark
	D & B Ld into an oval not identified , London 1935 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	D over & over D S into a trefoil Davis, Duff & Son, Royal Exchange, Glasgow Birmingham 1938 hallmark

	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 indented chamfered rectangle Deykin & Harrison, Birmingham 1905 hallmark DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information
	D&H (gothic) into a chamfered rectangle Deykin & Harrison Limited, entered 1924 Birmingham 1938 hallmark DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information
	D & H into three squares Deykin & Harrison Limited, entered 1924 Birmingham hallmark and Dublin import mark 1911 DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information
	D & H over S into a trefoill Davidson, Henderson & Sorley, Buchanan St, Glasgow Birmingham 1930 hallmark
	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 D & J Wellby Limited, entered 1910 London 1912 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

	D & M not identified, Birmingham 1871 hallmark
	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 into three circles Davies & Powers , Birmingham 1933 hallmark
	D & S into an indented rectangle Duncan & Scobbie , Birmingham 1914 hallmark
	D & S into three coinjoined circles not identified, Sheffield 1964 hallmark
	DB into a rectangle David Bridge, London 1896 hallmark

	D.B into an oval Derek Birch, Teacher at Birmingham School of Jewellery with workshop in Lincoln. Derek Birch died in 2011 (information courtesy Renate Birch) Birmingham 1977 hallmark
	DB Daniel Beets, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The illegitimate son of Balthus Wilhelm Beets of Neubrandenburg and Angana of the Cape. Married Anna Maria Petronella Bedeker in 1794. Documented activity as silversmith from 1812 to 1828 Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark
	DBD between two stars Du Moulin Dominique Baudouin, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Cape Colony 1830 c. hallmark
	D.BROs Dingley Bros or Davies Brothers , Birmingham 1930 hallmark
	DBs into a rectangle Dimier Brothers, 46 Cannon Street, London London 1910 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

D & A into a rectangle
Daniel & Arter,
Highgate Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1902 hallmark (entered 1882)

D & B
Docker & Burn Ltd,
Birmingham 1926 hallmark

D & B Ld into an oval
not identified ,
London 1935 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

D over & over D S into a trefoil
Davis, Duff & Son,
Royal Exchange, Glasgow
Birmingham 1938 hallmark

D&H (gothic) into a indented chamfered rectangle
Deykin & Harrison,
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information

D&H (gothic) into a chamfered rectangle
Deykin & Harrison Limited,
entered 1924
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information

D & H into three squares
Deykin & Harrison Limited,
entered 1924
Birmingham hallmark and Dublin import mark 1911
DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information

D & H over S into a trefoill
Davidson, Henderson & Sorley,
Buchanan St, Glasgow
Birmingham 1930 hallmark

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
D & J Wellby Limited,
entered 1910
London 1912 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

D & M
not identified,
Birmingham 1871 hallmark

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 into three circles
Davies & Powers ,
Birmingham 1933 hallmark

D & S into an indented rectangle
Duncan & Scobbie ,
Birmingham 1914 hallmark

D & S into three coinjoined circles
not identified,
Sheffield 1964 hallmark

DB into a rectangle
David Bridge,
London 1896 hallmark

D.B into an oval
Derek Birch,
Teacher at Birmingham School of Jewellery with workshop in Lincoln. Derek Birch died in 2011 (information courtesy Renate Birch)
Birmingham 1977 hallmark

DB
Daniel Beets,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The illegitimate son of Balthus Wilhelm Beets of Neubrandenburg and Angana of the Cape. Married Anna Maria Petronella Bedeker in 1794. Documented activity as silversmith from 1812 to 1828
Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark

DBD between two stars
Du Moulin Dominique Baudouin,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith.
Cape Colony 1830 c. hallmark

D.BROs
Dingley Bros or Davies Brothers ,
Birmingham 1930 hallmark

DBs into a rectangle
Dimier Brothers,
46 Cannon Street, London
London 1910 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

D & A into a rectangleDaniel & Arter,Highgate Street, BirminghamBirmingham 1902 hallmark (entered 1882)

D & B Docker & Burn Ltd, Birmingham 1926 hallmark

D & B Ld into an ovalnot identified , London 1935 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

D over & over D S into a trefoilDavis, Duff & Son,Royal Exchange, Glasgow Birmingham 1938 hallmark

D&H (gothic) into a indented chamfered rectangleDeykin & Harrison,Birmingham 1905 hallmark DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information

D&H (gothic) into a chamfered rectangleDeykin & Harrison Limited,entered 1924Birmingham 1938 hallmark DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information

D & H into three squaresDeykin & Harrison Limited,entered 1924Birmingham hallmark and Dublin import mark 1911 DEYKIN & HARRISON history and information

D & H over S into a trefoillDavidson, Henderson & Sorley,Buchanan St, Glasgow Birmingham 1930 hallmark

D & I into a rectangleDanziger & Isaacs,Victor Block & Arthur Danziger Isaacs9 Vyse Street, Birmingham and 26-27 Hatton Garden, London Birmingham 1904 hallmark

D&J over W into a shieldD & J Wellby Limited,entered 1910 London 1912 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

D & Mnot identified, Birmingham 1871 hallmark

D&M over D into a shieldD & 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 into three circlesDavies & Powers , Birmingham 1933 hallmark

D & S into an indented rectangle Duncan & Scobbie , Birmingham 1914 hallmark

D & S into three coinjoined circlesnot identified, Sheffield 1964 hallmark

DB into a rectangleDavid Bridge, London 1896 hallmark

D.B into an ovalDerek Birch,Teacher at Birmingham School of Jewellery with workshop in Lincoln. Derek Birch died in 2011 (information courtesy Renate Birch)Birmingham 1977 hallmark

DBDaniel Beets,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The illegitimate son of Balthus Wilhelm Beets of Neubrandenburg and Angana of the Cape. Married Anna Maria Petronella Bedeker in 1794. Documented activity as silversmith from 1812 to 1828Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark

DBD between two starsDu Moulin Dominique Baudouin,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Cape Colony 1830 c. hallmark

D.BROs Dingley Bros or Davies Brothers , Birmingham 1930 hallmark

DBs into a rectangleDimier Brothers,46 Cannon Street, London London 1910 hallmark