English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification F&-FD

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	F & Co into an oblong chamfered rectangle Foxall & Co entered 1850 Birmingham 1850 hallmark
	F & F inside an oblong chamfered rectangle Finlay & Field Glasgow 1847 hallmark
	F & S F. Fattorini & Son Ltd Kirkgate & Westgate, Bradford Birmingham 1908 hallmark Birmingham 1919 hallmark
	F & S into a six sides outline Fattorini & Sons Kirkgate & Westgate, Bradford Sheffield 1894 hallmark
	FA under a fleur de lys over a blossom Thomas Farren, London 1712 hallmark
	F.A.B into an oval Frederick Augustus Burridge, 32 Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, London, succeeding the business of William Evans entered 1894 London 1899 hallmark

	F.A.E into an oval not identified, Birmingham 1900 hallmark
	F.A.F over & Co into a square not identified, Sheffield 1928 hallmark
	FB Frederick Brasted, London 1876 hallmark
	F.B Fanny Benjamin 105 Hatton Gardens, London, succeeding to Benjamin & Durlacher mark entered in 1863, 1864 and 1876 London 1876 hallmark
	F.B.M into a rectangle Frederick Bradford McCrea -Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd- mark entered 1880 London 1889 hallmark
	F.Bs over Ltd into a shield Fenton Bros Ltd South Moor Works, Earl Street, Sheffield mark entered Nov. 6, 1896 Sheffield 1897 hallmark
	F.B.T under a fleur de lys F B Thomas & Co -Francis Boone Thomas- 155 New Bond Street, London entered 1874 London 1880 hallmark
	FC or F.C into a rectangle Francis Clark Birmingham 1839 hallmark Birmingham 1843 hallmark
	FC Frederick Courthope, George Frederick Courthope succeeded in 1884 to the business od George Angell at 51 Compton Street, Clerkenwell. Moved in 1887 to 27 Amwell Street, Clerkenwell. Dead in 1935 London 1900 hallmark
	FC Frank Cobb & Co Ltd Sheffield 1931 hallmark
	F.C.A over &Co into a shield Frederick C. Asman & Co Sheffield 1921 hallmark

	FC over CH into a square Frederick Crockford & Charles Hickson - Mappin Brothers, Baker's Hill, Sheffield and King William Street, London. Mark entered in 1883 Sheffield 1887 hallmark
	F.C.R into an oblong chamfered rectangle F C Richards Birmingham 1937 hallmark entered 1923)
	F.D Frances Douglas, she was the wife of Archibald, who died young (1837), and the mother of Archibald John ( AJD 1864) and Samuel - all of them were silversmiths. London 1838 hallmark
	FD into a rectangle Frances Douglas, London 1845 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

F & Co into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Foxall & Co
entered 1850
Birmingham 1850 hallmark

F & F inside an oblong chamfered rectangle
Finlay & Field
Glasgow 1847 hallmark

F & S
F. Fattorini & Son Ltd
Kirkgate & Westgate, Bradford
Birmingham 1908 hallmark

Birmingham 1919 hallmark

F & S into a six sides outline
Fattorini & Sons
Kirkgate & Westgate, Bradford
Sheffield 1894 hallmark

FA under a fleur de lys over a blossom
Thomas Farren,
London 1712 hallmark

F.A.B into an oval
Frederick Augustus Burridge,
32 Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, London, succeeding the business of William Evans
entered 1894
London 1899 hallmark

F.A.E into an oval
not identified,
Birmingham 1900 hallmark

F.A.F over & Co into a square
not identified,
Sheffield 1928 hallmark

FB
Frederick Brasted,
London 1876 hallmark

F.B
Fanny Benjamin
105 Hatton Gardens, London, succeeding to Benjamin & Durlacher
mark entered in 1863, 1864 and 1876
London 1876 hallmark

F.B.M into a rectangle
Frederick Bradford McCrea -Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd-
mark entered 1880
London 1889 hallmark

F.Bs over Ltd into a shield
Fenton Bros Ltd
South Moor Works, Earl Street, Sheffield
mark entered Nov. 6, 1896
Sheffield 1897 hallmark

F.B.T under a fleur de lys
F B Thomas & Co -Francis Boone Thomas-
155 New Bond Street, London
entered 1874
London 1880 hallmark

FC or F.C into a rectangle
Francis Clark
Birmingham 1839 hallmark

Birmingham 1843 hallmark

FC
Frederick Courthope,
George Frederick Courthope succeeded in 1884 to the business od George Angell at 51 Compton Street, Clerkenwell.
Moved in 1887 to 27 Amwell Street, Clerkenwell. Dead in 1935
London 1900 hallmark

FC
Frank Cobb & Co Ltd
Sheffield 1931 hallmark

F.C.A over &Co into a shield
Frederick C. Asman & Co
Sheffield 1921 hallmark

FC over CH into a square
Frederick Crockford & Charles Hickson - Mappin Brothers,
Baker's Hill, Sheffield and King William Street, London. Mark entered in 1883
Sheffield 1887 hallmark

F.C.R into an oblong chamfered rectangle
F C Richards
Birmingham 1937 hallmark entered 1923)

F.D
Frances Douglas,
she was the wife of Archibald, who died young (1837), and the mother of Archibald John ( AJD 1864) and Samuel - all of them were silversmiths.
London 1838 hallmark

FD into a rectangle
Frances Douglas,
London 1845 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

F & Co into an oblong chamfered rectangleFoxall & Coentered 1850Birmingham 1850 hallmark

F & F inside an oblong chamfered rectangleFinlay & Field Glasgow 1847 hallmark

F & SF. Fattorini & Son Ltd Kirkgate & Westgate, BradfordBirmingham 1908 hallmarkBirmingham 1919 hallmark

F & S into a six sides outlineFattorini & SonsKirkgate & Westgate, BradfordSheffield 1894 hallmark

FA under a fleur de lys over a blossomThomas Farren, London 1712 hallmark

F.A.B into an ovalFrederick Augustus Burridge,32 Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, London, succeeding the business of William Evansentered 1894 London 1899 hallmark

F.A.E into an ovalnot identified, Birmingham 1900 hallmark

F.A.F over & Co into a squarenot identified, Sheffield 1928 hallmark

FBFrederick Brasted, London 1876 hallmark

F.B Fanny Benjamin105 Hatton Gardens, London, succeeding to Benjamin & Durlachermark entered in 1863, 1864 and 1876London 1876 hallmark

F.B.M into a rectangleFrederick Bradford McCrea -Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd-mark entered 1880London 1889 hallmark

F.Bs over Ltd into a shieldFenton Bros Ltd South Moor Works, Earl Street, Sheffieldmark entered Nov. 6, 1896Sheffield 1897 hallmark

F.B.T under a fleur de lysF B Thomas & Co -Francis Boone Thomas-155 New Bond Street, Londonentered 1874London 1880 hallmark

FC or F.C into a rectangleFrancis ClarkBirmingham 1839 hallmarkBirmingham 1843 hallmark

FCFrederick Courthope,George Frederick Courthope succeeded in 1884 to the business od George Angell at 51 Compton Street, Clerkenwell.Moved in 1887 to 27 Amwell Street, Clerkenwell. Dead in 1935 London 1900 hallmark

FCFrank Cobb & Co Ltd Sheffield 1931 hallmark

F.C.A over &Co into a shield Frederick C. Asman & Co Sheffield 1921 hallmark

FC over CH into a squareFrederick Crockford & Charles Hickson - Mappin Brothers,Baker's Hill, Sheffield and King William Street, London. Mark entered in 1883 Sheffield 1887 hallmark

F.C.R into an oblong chamfered rectangleF C RichardsBirmingham 1937 hallmark entered 1923)

F.DFrances Douglas,she was the wife of Archibald, who died young (1837), and the mother of Archibald John ( AJD 1864) and Samuel - all of them were silversmiths. London 1838 hallmark

FD into a rectangleFrances Douglas, London 1845 hallmark