English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification DC-DL

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	D.C over Co over Ld into a shield Douglas Clock Co Ltd, Birmingham 1905 hallmark
	D.C.R David Crichton Rait, Glasgow 1845 hallmark
	DD over & over M.D into a shield David Davis & Maurice Davis, London 1901 hallmark
	DE over GE into a quatrefoil (1) David Edward & George Edward trading as Edward & Sons (2) David Herbert Edward & George Edward trading as Edward & Sons , Goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewellers, 92 Buchanan Street Glasgow, (1) various marks entered in London in 1891 and 1892 and in Chester in 1901 (2) various marks entered in London in 1907 and 1909 and in Chester from 1907 to 1915 Glasgow 1894 hallmark Birmingham 1917 hallmark
	DF into a rectangle Dora Fresco London c.1900 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	D.F into an oval Josiah Williams & Co -David Landsborough Fullerton- , London 1922 hallmark ... MORE....

	D G C into two separate circles and a square Daniel George Collins , Sheffield 1910 hallmark
	DH into a lozenge Douglas Heeley, Sheffield 1935 hallmark
	D.H into a rectangle Daniel Hockly, entered 1810 London 1811 hallmark
	D.H&S David Hollander & Son, 33 Northampton Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1978 hallmark
	DH&S David Hollander & Sons Ltd , Northampton Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1975 hallmark

	DH over CH in a quatrefoil Daniel & Charles Houle , London 1851 hallmark
	DJB into an oval David Jellicoe Baker, entered 1878 London 1878 hallmark
	DK into a rectangle Daniel Ker , Edinburgh 1768 hallmark
	D.L into an oval Dorothy Langlands, widow of John Langlands II. Active c. 1805-1814 Newcastle c. 1805 hallmark
	D.L without contour Schindler & Co (David Loebl), 9 Aldermanbury Avenue, London Originally it was the London Branch of Schindler & Co, Gablonz (Germany), successively taken under control by David Loeble Birmingham 1919 hallmark London 1919 hallmark
	D.L David Lawrence Silverware, Birmingham 1963 hallmark
	DL into an oval Dorothy Langlands, Newcastle 1810 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

D.C over Co over Ld into a shield
Douglas Clock Co Ltd,
Birmingham 1905 hallmark

D.C.R
David Crichton Rait,
Glasgow 1845 hallmark

DD over & over M.D into a shield
David Davis & Maurice Davis,
London 1901 hallmark

DF into a rectangle
Dora Fresco
London c.1900 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

D.F into an oval
Josiah Williams & Co -David Landsborough Fullerton- ,
London 1922 hallmark ... MORE....

D G C into two separate circles and a square
Daniel George Collins ,
Sheffield 1910 hallmark

DH into a lozenge
Douglas Heeley,
Sheffield 1935 hallmark

D.H into a rectangle
Daniel Hockly,
entered 1810
London 1811 hallmark

D.H&S
David Hollander & Son,
33 Northampton Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1978 hallmark

DH&S
David Hollander & Sons Ltd ,
Northampton Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1975 hallmark

DH over CH in a quatrefoil
Daniel & Charles Houle ,
London 1851 hallmark

DJB into an oval
David Jellicoe Baker,
entered 1878
London 1878 hallmark

DK into a rectangle
Daniel Ker ,
Edinburgh 1768 hallmark

D.L into an oval
Dorothy Langlands,
widow of John Langlands II. Active c. 1805-1814
Newcastle c. 1805 hallmark

D.L without contour
Schindler & Co (David Loebl),
9 Aldermanbury Avenue, London
Originally it was the London Branch of Schindler & Co, Gablonz (Germany), successively taken under control by David Loeble
Birmingham 1919 hallmark

London 1919 hallmark

D.L
David Lawrence Silverware,
Birmingham 1963 hallmark

DL into an oval
Dorothy Langlands,
Newcastle 1810 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

D.C over Co over Ld into a shieldDouglas Clock Co Ltd, Birmingham 1905 hallmark

D.C.RDavid Crichton Rait, Glasgow 1845 hallmark

DD over & over M.D into a shieldDavid Davis & Maurice Davis, London 1901 hallmark

DF into a rectangleDora FrescoLondon c.1900 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

D.F into an ovalJosiah Williams & Co -David Landsborough Fullerton- , London 1922 hallmark ... MORE....

D G C into two separate circles and a squareDaniel George Collins , Sheffield 1910 hallmark

DH into a lozengeDouglas Heeley,Sheffield 1935 hallmark

D.H into a rectangleDaniel Hockly,entered 1810London 1811 hallmark

D.H&S David Hollander & Son,33 Northampton Street, BirminghamBirmingham 1978 hallmark

DH&S David Hollander & Sons Ltd , Northampton Street, BirminghamBirmingham 1975 hallmark

DH over CH in a quatrefoilDaniel & Charles Houle , London 1851 hallmark

DJB into an ovalDavid Jellicoe Baker,entered 1878London 1878 hallmark

DK into a rectangleDaniel Ker , Edinburgh 1768 hallmark

D.L into an ovalDorothy Langlands,widow of John Langlands II. Active c. 1805-1814 Newcastle c. 1805 hallmark

D.L without contour Schindler & Co (David Loebl), 9 Aldermanbury Avenue, LondonOriginally it was the London Branch of Schindler & Co, Gablonz (Germany), successively taken under control by David Loeble Birmingham 1919 hallmarkLondon 1919 hallmark

D.LDavid Lawrence Silverware, Birmingham 1963 hallmark

DL into an ovalDorothy Langlands, Newcastle 1810 hallmark