HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS
ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MAKER'S AND SPONSOR'S MARKS
HG
H&     HA     HB     HC     HD     HE     HF     HG     HH     HI     HJ     HK     HL     HM     HN     HO     HP     HQ     HR     HS     HT     HU     HV     HW     HX     HY     HZ
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HG mark, Henry Greenaway, London 1790
HG
Henry Greenaway
London 1790 hallmark
HG mark, Hugh Gordon, Edinburgh 1758
HG
Hugh Gordon
mark as Assay Master
Edinburgh 1758 hallmark



HG mark, Henry S. Gilling, London 1855
HG
Henry S. Gilling
gold case maker, mark registered on 6 October 1848. Henry Slader Gilling is first recorded as a rose engine-turner from 1839 to 1845 at 41 King Square and then in 1846 and 1847 as an engine-turner at 2 Upper Charles Street, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell. He then went in business with Peter Clerc, trading as Gilling & Clerc, listed as watch case and dial makers at 1 Upper Charles Street. The partnership was dissolved in 1848 after which H.S. Gilling continued as a watch case and dial maker at the same address. He was succeeded in 1862 by Percy Gilling.
London 1855 hallmark


H.G & S mark, Henry Griffith & Sons, Birmingham 1932 H.G & S mark, Henry Griffith & Sons, Chester 1897 H.G & S mark, Henry Griffith & Sons, London 1919 H.G & S mark, Henry Griffith & Sons, Sheffield 1975
H.G &S into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Henry Griffith & Sons
The business, commenced in Birmingham by Henry Griffith in 1850, was continued as Henry Griffith & Sons (until 1898) and later as Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd
Birmingham 1932 hallmark

Chester 1897 hallmark

London 1919 hallmark


Sheffield 1975 hallmark

HENRY GRIFFITH & SONS HISTORY AND INFORMATION



H.G &S without contour mark, Henry Griffith & Sons, Birmingham 1929 H.G &S without contour mark, Henry Griffith & Sons, Birmingham 1929
H.G &S without contour
Henry Griffith & Sons,
Birmingham 1929 hallmark
H.G. &S. without contour mark, not identified - possibly Henry Griffith & Sons, Sheffield 1975 H.G. &S. without contour mark, not identified - possibly Henry Griffith & Sons, Sheffield 1978
H.G. &S. without contour
not identified - possibly Henry Griffith & Sons,
Sheffield 1975 hallmark


Sheffield 1978 hallmark

HENRY GRIFFITH & SONS HISTORY AND INFORMATION
HGH over SAP in script into a scalloped frame mark, Hicklenton & Sydal -H G Hicklenton & S A Phillips-, London 1928
HGH over SAP in script into a scalloped frame
Hicklenton & Sydal -H G Hicklenton & S A Phillips-,
London 1928 hallmark
HGM into an upper cut corners rectangle mark, Henry George Murphy, London 1913 HGM into an upper cut corners rectangle mark, Henry George Murphy, London 1913
HGM into an upper cut corners rectangle
Henry George Murphy,
An English art deco silversmith (1884-1939) operating in his Falcon Studio (workshop and retail in Weymouth Street, London) and in the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. The Falcon Studio employed as craftsmen Massey and Hammond, the jewellery and silver teachers at the Central School where Murphy was the first silversmith to be appointed 'Principal'.
London 1934 hallmark

HENRY GEORGE MURPHY HISTORY AND INFORMATION


STERLING SILVER OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
BRITISH MAKER'S MARKS		 AA
AE		 AF
AZ		 BA
BZ		 CA
CH		 CK
CZ		 DA
DZ		 EA
EZ		 FA
FZ		 GA
GZ		 HA
HG		 HH
HZ		 IA
IG		 IH
IZ		 JA
JC		 JD
JH		 JJ
JP		 JQ
JS
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
BRITISH MAKER'S MARKS		 JT
JZ		 KA
LZ		 MA
MZ		 NA
PA		 PB
PZ		 QA
RH		 RK
RZ		 SA
SG		 SH
SZ		 TA
TH		 TI
TZ		 UA
WB		 WC
WF		 WG
WL		 WM
WS		 WT
ZZ

BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MAKER'S AND SPONSOR'S MARKS
A& AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ
B& BA BB BC BD BE BF BG BH BI BJ BK BL BM BN BO BP BQ BR BS BT BU BV BW BX BY BZ
C& CA CB CC CD CE CF CG CH CI CJ CK CL CM CN CO CP CQ CR CS CT CU CV CW CX CY CZ
D& DA DB DC DD DE DF DG DH DI DJ DK DL DM DN DO DP DQ DR DS DT DU DV DW DX DY DZ
E& EA EB EC ED EE EF EG EH EI EJ EK EL EM EN EO EP EQ ER ES ET EU EV EW EX EY EZ
F& FA FB FC FD FE FF FG FH FI FJ FK FL FM FN FO FP FQ FR FS FT FU FV FW FX FY FZ
G& GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GI GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GQ GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY GZ
H& HA HB HC HD HE HF HG HH HI HJ HK HL HM HN HO HP HQ HR HS HT HU HV HW HX HY HZ
I& IA IB IC ID IE IF IG IH II IJ IK IL IM IN IO IP IQ IR IS IT IU IV IW IX IY IZ
J& JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ
K& KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KI KJ KK KL KM KN KO KP KQ KR KS KT KU KV KW KX KY KZ
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

THE DIRECTORY OF SCOTLAND (PROVINCIAL) - CHANNEL ISLANDS - CANADA - AUSTRALIA - CAPE
THE DIRECTORY OF
SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
CHANNEL ISLANDS
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
CANADA
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
AUSTRALIA
SILVER		 THE DIRECTORY OF
CAPE COLONY
SILVER

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS





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
London town mark Sheffield town mark Birmingham town mark Newcastle town mark Dublin town mark Edinburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality
lion passant: 1598-1820 lion passant: after 1820 Britannia and lion's head erased: from 1697 to 1718

Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)
examples of maker's mark

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
London date letter 'a'

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
Sovereign head: duty mark George III, 1784 Sovereign head: duty mark George III, 1795 Sovereign head: duty mark George IV, 1822 Sovereign head: duty mark George IV, 1825 Sovereign head: duty mark William IV, 1835 Sovereign head: duty mark Victoria, 1838


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