English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification G&-GB

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	G& Co into two conjoined circles C.Griffiths & Co Birmingham 1918 hallmark
	G & Co over Ld into a trefoil Gibson & Co Ltd Donegal Place, Belfast Sheffield 1919 hallmark
	G & Co over Ld into a trefoil Garrard & Co Ltd Regent Street, London Sheffield 1985 hallmark London 1965 hallmark Sheffield 1977 hallmark Britannia Standard and Queen Elisabeth II silver Jubilee mark Birmingham 1962 hallmark A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
	G & J over W.H into a shield G & J W Hawksley Ltd Carver Works - Carver St, Sheffield Sheffield 1950 hallmark
	G&MC George & Michael Crichton Edinburgh 1864 hallmark

	G&S into two conjoined circles Grant & Son Established in 1870. South Shields. North Shields. Jarrow, Sunderland Newcastle, Birmingham 1933 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	G&S.Co over Ld into a trefoil G&S Co over Ltd into a trefoil Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, Sheffield 1930 hallmark London 1930 hallmark London 1935 hallmark Birmingham 1933 hallmark Sheffield 1925 hallmark A large business of retail jewellers and silversmiths established in 1880 at 112 Regent Street, London. The original partners were William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman. In 1898 the firm converted into a limited liablity company under the style Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd. The firm was amalgamated in 1952 in Garrard & Co Ltd.
	G&W without contour not identified London 1979 hallmark

	G A into two circles Chawner & Co -George William Adams-, Hosier Street, London London 1877 hallmark
	GA into a quatrefoil George Angell entered 1850 London 1875 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	G A into two conjoined circles George Aldwinckle entered 1889 London 1892 hallmark
	G B into a chamfered rectangle George Burrows I entered 1769 London 1783 hallmark
	G B into a rectangle George Brasier entered 1788 London 1798 hallmark
	G B into a rectangle George Bower entered 1813 London 1818 hallmark
	GB or G.B into a chamfered rectangle George Bedingham George Bedingham was firstly quoted in the partnership of George Bedingham and James Edgar Hay under the style Bedingham & Hay at Paternoster House. The partnership was dissolved in 1899 and George Bedingham continued business in his own name. Further mentions of the firm were found in a 1907 illustrated advertising of miniature coach and horses and two decorative boxes, one with portraits of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the other with dancing peasants in the manner of Tenier.... and in 1920 when it was quoted as G. Bedingham & Co, silversmiths, cutlers, etc. George Bedingham registered marks at the London Assay Office in 1899 (two marks), 1901, 1902, 1905 and 1910 (two marks) (from John Culme's Directory of London Silversmiths)- courtesy Les Salvage/ASCAS London import mark 1905 London import mark 1901

	G B into two outlines George Boot Birmingham 1936 hallmark
	G.B George Boots Aberdeen 1800-1825 hallmark
	G.B into a chamfered rectangle George Burrows II entered 1821 London 1823 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	G B & Co into four circles G Bryan & Co Birmingham 1909 hallmark Birmingham 1944 hallmark
	G B over & over SONS into an oval George Betjenmann & Sons The firm was founded in 1851 by George Betjenmann and became George Betjenmann & Sons in 1858 (the sons were George William and John). The firm was converted into a Ltd in 1909 and in 1939 was purchased by Puddefoot, Bowers & Simonett Ltd. London 1909 hallmark (entered 1900)
	G.B.Ld into a double pointed oval George Butler & Co The firm was founded in 1681 and in 1922 was active in its Trinity Works in Sheffield with Showroom at 62 Holborn Viaduct, London. George Butler & Co Ltd had a wide range of patterns of stainless, silver plate and sterling silver flatware Sheffield 1916 hallmark
	G B over & S into a shield not identified Sheffield 1933 hallmark
	GBD into an oval Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger The firm was founded in 1850 in Paris (France) London (import) 1910 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

G& Co into two conjoined circles
C.Griffiths & Co
Birmingham 1918 hallmark

G & Co over Ld into a trefoil
Gibson & Co Ltd
Donegal Place, Belfast
Sheffield 1919 hallmark

G & J over W.H into a shield
G & J W Hawksley Ltd
Carver Works - Carver St, Sheffield
Sheffield 1950 hallmark

G&MC
George & Michael Crichton
Edinburgh 1864 hallmark

G&S into two conjoined circles
Grant & Son
Established in 1870. South Shields. North Shields. Jarrow, Sunderland Newcastle,
Birmingham 1933 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G&W without contour
not identified
London 1979 hallmark

G A into two circles
Chawner & Co -George William Adams-,
Hosier Street, London
London 1877 hallmark

GA into a quatrefoil
George Angell
entered 1850
London 1875 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G A into two conjoined circles
George Aldwinckle
entered 1889
London 1892 hallmark

G B into a chamfered rectangle
George Burrows I
entered 1769
London 1783 hallmark

G B into a rectangle
George Brasier
entered 1788
London 1798 hallmark

G B into a rectangle
George Bower
entered 1813
London 1818 hallmark

G B into two outlines
George Boot
Birmingham 1936 hallmark

G.B
George Boots
Aberdeen 1800-1825 hallmark

G.B into a chamfered rectangle
George Burrows II
entered 1821
London 1823 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G B & Co into four circles
G Bryan & Co
Birmingham 1909 hallmark

Birmingham 1944 hallmark

G B over & S into a shield
not identified
Sheffield 1933 hallmark

GBD into an oval
Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger
The firm was founded in 1850 in Paris (France)
London (import) 1910 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

G& Co into two conjoined circlesC.Griffiths & CoBirmingham 1918 hallmark

G & Co over Ld into a trefoilGibson & Co Ltd Donegal Place, Belfast Sheffield 1919 hallmark

G & J over W.H into a shieldG & J W Hawksley LtdCarver Works - Carver St, SheffieldSheffield 1950 hallmark

G&MCGeorge & Michael CrichtonEdinburgh 1864 hallmark

G&S into two conjoined circles Grant & SonEstablished in 1870. South Shields. North Shields. Jarrow, Sunderland Newcastle, Birmingham 1933 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G&W without contournot identifiedLondon 1979 hallmark

G A into two circlesChawner & Co -George William Adams-,Hosier Street, London London 1877 hallmark

GA into a quatrefoilGeorge Angell entered 1850London 1875 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G A into two conjoined circles George Aldwinckleentered 1889London 1892 hallmark

G B into a chamfered rectangleGeorge Burrows Ientered 1769London 1783 hallmark

G B into a rectangleGeorge Brasierentered 1788London 1798 hallmark

G B into a rectangleGeorge Bowerentered 1813London 1818 hallmark

G B into two outlinesGeorge BootBirmingham 1936 hallmark

G.BGeorge BootsAberdeen 1800-1825 hallmark

G.B into a chamfered rectangleGeorge Burrows IIentered 1821London 1823 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G B & Co into four circlesG Bryan & Co Birmingham 1909 hallmarkBirmingham 1944 hallmark

G B over & S into a shield not identifiedSheffield 1933 hallmark

GBD into an ovalGanneval, Bondier & DonningerThe firm was founded in 1850 in Paris (France) London (import) 1910 hallmark