English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification FK-FZ

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	F.M. and English pseudo-hallmarks Franz F. Meyer, a Canada silversmith Halifax - Nova Scotia 1809-1847 mark
	FM over & S into a square Frederick Mann & Son Dublin 1829 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	F.N into a rectangle Frederick Narborough, Whip mounter at 53 Green Street, Doriton, Birmingham Birmingham 1916 hallmark
	FN into a shaped quadrangular contour Francis Nelme, entered 1739 London 1740 hallmark
	FO over Co Ld into a shaped quadrangular contour F Osborne & Co Ltd, a specialist in ecclesiastical silver (mark obtained from a silver chalice used at St. Barnabas Church Cannock Staffs. - courtesy David Gethin, Lay Minister) London 1960 hallmark
	F.P Francis Pages, London 1737 hallmark

	FP over BG Francis Parsons (possibly) & B G (not identified), Exeter 1807 hallmark
	F.R & Co. over Ld. into a six sides polygon Fenton, Russel & Co Ltd 12, 16 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh London and Chester marks entered 1901 and 1906
	FS into an oval Francis Stebbings mark entered in 1914 London 1917 hallmark
	F.S into a rectangle Francis Sommerville II Birmingham 1814 hallmark
	F.S over J.H into a shield Sibray, Hall & Co -Frederick Sibray & Job Frank Hall-, London 1889 hallmark Sheffield 1882 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	Fs. Ld. Finnigans Ltd - Manchester, Firm founded by Benjamin Finnigans at 16 Market Street Manchester in 1875. The firm became Ltd in 1901 and had various addresses in Manchester, Salford, London (New Bond Street) and Liverpool London 1903 hallmark Dublin 1918 hallmark

	F.S. QUEBEC F.S Francois Sasseville, a Canada silversmith Son of Joseph Sasseville, silversmith and brother of Geo. Sasseville, silversmith. He succeeded Laurent Amiot and 1854-1856 was in partnership with Pierre Lesperance. Quebec 1797-1864 mark
	FTS into three conjoined circles Francis Thomas Slade 126 Clive Road, West Dulwich. Mark entered in 1911 London 1911 hallmark
	F.W into a shaped rectangular contour Fuller White London 1752 hallmark
	F.W into an oblong oval Florence Warden 2 Turville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1895 Birmingham 1898 hallmark
	F.W into a chamfered rectangle Francis Webb-Francis Webb Ltd Pencil Case Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1933 hallmark

	F.W into a lozenge Frederick Wich & Co, Founded by Frederick Wich (native of Nuremberg, Germany). Became Frederick Wich & Co in the 1890s. In 1905 the firm had its showroom and works at 79 Great Portland Street, London London 1911 hallmark Birmingham 1911 hallmark The firm retailed silver made by other firms. Both marks are stamped over another silversmith's mark
	FW and English pseudo-hallmarks Fredrik Waldek, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Born at the Cape. The son of Johannes Waldek of Immenhausen in Hesse-Kassel and Dorothea Florentina Jensen or Jansen of the Cape. He had two brothers, Jacobus Petrus (1815-1837) and Christiaan Isaac (1817-1837) who were also jewellers Cape Colony 1830 c. hallmark Cape Colony 1850 c. hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

F.M. and English pseudo-hallmarks
Franz F. Meyer,
a Canada silversmith
Halifax - Nova Scotia 1809-1847 mark

FM over & S into a square
Frederick Mann & Son
Dublin 1829 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

F.N into a rectangle
Frederick Narborough,
Whip mounter at 53 Green Street, Doriton, Birmingham
Birmingham 1916 hallmark

FN into a shaped quadrangular contour
Francis Nelme,
entered 1739
London 1740 hallmark

FO over Co Ld into a shaped quadrangular contour
F Osborne & Co Ltd,
a specialist in ecclesiastical silver (mark obtained from a silver chalice used at St. Barnabas Church Cannock Staffs. - courtesy David Gethin, Lay Minister)
London 1960 hallmark

F.P
Francis Pages,
London 1737 hallmark

FP over BG
Francis Parsons (possibly) & B G (not identified),
Exeter 1807 hallmark

F.R & Co. over Ld. into a six sides polygon
Fenton, Russel & Co Ltd
12, 16 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
London and Chester marks entered 1901 and 1906

FS into an oval
Francis Stebbings
mark entered in 1914
London 1917 hallmark

F.S into a rectangle
Francis Sommerville II
Birmingham 1814 hallmark

F.S over J.H into a shield
Sibray, Hall & Co -Frederick Sibray & Job Frank Hall-,
London 1889 hallmark

Sheffield 1882 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

Fs. Ld.
Finnigans Ltd - Manchester,
Firm founded by Benjamin Finnigans at 16 Market Street Manchester in 1875. The firm became Ltd in 1901 and had various addresses in Manchester, Salford, London (New Bond Street) and Liverpool
London 1903 hallmark

Dublin 1918 hallmark

F.S. QUEBEC F.S
Francois Sasseville,
a Canada silversmith
Son of Joseph Sasseville, silversmith and brother of Geo. Sasseville, silversmith. He succeeded Laurent Amiot and 1854-1856 was in partnership with Pierre Lesperance.
Quebec 1797-1864 mark

FTS into three conjoined circles
Francis Thomas Slade
126 Clive Road, West Dulwich. Mark entered in 1911
London 1911 hallmark

F.W into a shaped rectangular contour
Fuller White
London 1752 hallmark

F.W into an oblong oval
Florence Warden
2 Turville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1895
Birmingham 1898 hallmark

F.W into a chamfered rectangle
Francis Webb-Francis Webb Ltd
Pencil Case Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1933 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

F.M. and English pseudo-hallmarksFranz F. Meyer,a Canada silversmith Halifax - Nova Scotia 1809-1847 mark

FM over & S into a squareFrederick Mann & SonDublin 1829 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

F.N into a rectangleFrederick Narborough,Whip mounter at 53 Green Street, Doriton, BirminghamBirmingham 1916 hallmark

FP over BG Francis Parsons (possibly) & B G (not identified),Exeter 1807 hallmark

FS into an ovalFrancis Stebbingsmark entered in 1914 London 1917 hallmark

F.S into a rectangleFrancis Sommerville IIBirmingham 1814 hallmark

F.S over J.H into a shieldSibray, Hall & Co -Frederick Sibray & Job Frank Hall-, London 1889 hallmark Sheffield 1882 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

FTS into three conjoined circlesFrancis Thomas Slade126 Clive Road, West Dulwich. Mark entered in 1911 London 1911 hallmark

F.W into an oblong ovalFlorence Warden2 Turville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1895 Birmingham 1898 hallmark

F.W into a chamfered rectangleFrancis Webb-Francis Webb LtdPencil Case Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1933 hallmark