English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification GC-GG

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	GC George Cunningham Edinburgh 1855 hallmark
	GD into an oval GD into a a rectangle George Day London 1811 hallmark entered 1809 London 1815 hallmark entered 1814
	G.D.R in a chamfered rectangle George D Rattray, Dundee Glasgow 1915 hallmark
	G.E George Elder Glasgow 1847 hallmark

	GE & S George Edward & Son Buchanan Street, Glasgow Glasgow 1871 hallmark
	G.E.G George Edward Gee 58 Tenby Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1900 hallmark
	G.E.H George Ernest Hawkins Birmingham 1901 hallmark
	G.E.W G E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton- Birmingham 1900 hallmark
	G.E.W Ld into a chamfered rectangle G E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton- Hylton Street, Birmingham and Hatton Garden, London Birmingham 1894 hallmark
	GF George Fenwick Edinburgh 1809 hallmark
	G F into two conjoined circles George Ferris Exeter 1828 hallmark
	GF in script into a shield not identified Malta 1834 hallmark
	GF George Fox London 1904 hallmark FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

	G.F.B George Frank Bickerton (possibly) Birmingham 1923 hallmark
	G.F.P George Frederick Pinnell London 1847 hallmark
	G.F.W &S into a sort of oblong shield G F Westwood & Sons mark entered in 1912 Birmingham 1918 hallmark
	GG George Gray struck over Peter and Anne Bateman London 1795 hallmark
	GG into an oval George Guest London 1878 hallmark

	GG into two conjoined circles Gustave Guilaudet London 1880 hallmark
	GG George Gray London 1901 hallmark
	GG into an oval George Gilliam London 1906 hallmark
	GG over RG without contour George & Richard Garnett entered 1814 London 1817 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

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

GC
George Cunningham
Edinburgh 1855 hallmark

GD into an oval
GD into a a rectangle
George Day
London 1811 hallmark entered 1809

London 1815 hallmark entered 1814

G.D.R in a chamfered rectangle
George D Rattray,
Dundee
Glasgow 1915 hallmark

G.E
George Elder
Glasgow 1847 hallmark

GE & S
George Edward & Son
Buchanan Street, Glasgow
Glasgow 1871 hallmark

G.E.G
George Edward Gee
58 Tenby Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1900 hallmark

G.E.H
George Ernest Hawkins
Birmingham 1901 hallmark

G.E.W
G E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton-
Birmingham 1900 hallmark

G.E.W Ld into a chamfered rectangle
G E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton-
Hylton Street, Birmingham and Hatton Garden, London
Birmingham 1894 hallmark

GF
George Fenwick
Edinburgh 1809 hallmark

G F into two conjoined circles
George Ferris
Exeter 1828 hallmark

GF in script into a shield
not identified
Malta 1834 hallmark

GF
George Fox
London 1904 hallmark

FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

G.F.B
George Frank Bickerton (possibly)
Birmingham 1923 hallmark

G.F.P
George Frederick Pinnell
London 1847 hallmark

G.F.W &S into a sort of oblong shield
G F Westwood & Sons
mark entered in 1912
Birmingham 1918 hallmark

GG
George Gray struck over Peter and Anne Bateman
London 1795 hallmark

GG into an oval
George Guest
London 1878 hallmark

GG into two conjoined circles
Gustave Guilaudet
London 1880 hallmark

GG
George Gray
London 1901 hallmark

GG into an oval
George Gilliam
London 1906 hallmark

GG over RG without contour
George & Richard Garnett
entered 1814
London 1817 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

G.E.HGeorge Ernest Hawkins Birmingham 1901 hallmark

G.E.WG E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton- Birmingham 1900 hallmark

G.E.W Ld into a chamfered rectangleG E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton-Hylton Street, Birmingham and Hatton Garden, LondonBirmingham 1894 hallmark

GFGeorge Fenwick Edinburgh 1809 hallmark

G F into two conjoined circlesGeorge Ferris Exeter 1828 hallmark

GF in script into a shieldnot identified Malta 1834 hallmark

GFGeorge Fox London 1904 hallmark FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

G.F.PGeorge Frederick Pinnell London 1847 hallmark

G.F.W &S into a sort of oblong shieldG F Westwood & Sonsmark entered in 1912Birmingham 1918 hallmark

GG into an ovalGeorge Guest London 1878 hallmark

GG into two conjoined circles Gustave Guilaudet London 1880 hallmark

GG George GrayLondon 1901 hallmark

GG over RG without contourGeorge & Richard Garnettentered 1814London 1817 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk