English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification I&-IG

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	I & IW over & Co Waterhouse, Hodgson & Co , Sheffield 1822-1828 hallmark
	I&T.S. John & Thomas Settle, entered 1815 Sheffield 1824 hallmark Sheffield 1824 hallmark (double date letter)
	IAS over McKAY into a circle IAS McKay, apprentice of Alexander Gardner in 1783. Freeman in 1793. Held as apprentice William Beattie (freeman in 1840) Edinburgh 1810 hallmark
	IB John Bettridge, Birmingham 1830 hallmark
	IB James Beattie 1790 or John Boyer 1794 or Joseph Barnard 1798 or John Blake 1803 or John Bunn 1806 or John Blades 1812 or John Brent 1820 or John Blades 1827 , London 1806 hallmark
	I.B into a rectangle J. Berenger, entered 1798 London 1799 hallmark
	I.B into a rectangle James Barratt, London 1810 hallmark
	I BELL into a rectanglee Joseph Bell II, London 1758 hallmark

	IC into an oval Joseph Cullen, Dublin 1764 hallmark
	IC under a two handled cup James Crawford , Newcastle 1772 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	IC between two ladders and two shells Johannes Combrink, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Jan (Johannes) Combrink and Johanna Elizabeth Essler, baptized at the Cape on 3 June 1781. Married Aurelia Wilhelmina Lotter (1807). Died 9 November 1853. His son was silversmith/jeweller Johannes Combrink (baptized 1810, dead in 1873). Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark
	IC Joseph Craddock, London 1826 hallmark
	I:C in script into a trefoil Isaac Cookson, Newcastle 1738 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	I:C under a rosette into a trefoill John Cafe, entered 1742 London 1744 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	I.C into rectangle John Cramer, mark entered 1797 London 1810 hallmark
	I.C over T.H into an indented square John Crouch I & Thomas Hannam, mark entered c. 1771 London 1789 hallmark
	IC over WR into a quatrefoil Joseph Craddock & William K. Reid, mark entered 1812 London 1820 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS

	ID in script Jabez Daniel, London 1756 hallmark
	I blossom D John Delmester or Dempster, London 1762 and 1760 hallmark
	I.E into a rectangle John Edwards III, For a short time (1791) was in partnership with William Frisbee. Mark entered in 1788 London 1802 hallmark
	IE James England, Dublin 1820 hallmark
	IE over &S into a shield Isaac Ellis & Sons, Primus Works, Bridge Street, Sheffield entered 1897 Sheffield 1899 hallmark
	IET John Edward Terrey & Co , London 1829 hallmark

	IF James Fray , Dublin 1818 hallmark
	I F into two conjoined circles John Wilmin Figg , London 1849 hallmark
	IF &SON over LTD into an oval Israel Freeman & Son Ltd, London 1984 hallmark
	I.G into a heart John Gamon, entered 1727 London 1730 hallmark
	IG into an indented contour James Gilsland, Edinburgh 1786 hallmark
	I.G inside a rectangle John Gorham or Jeffrey Griffith, London 1732 hallmark
	IG in script under a crown R & S Garrard & Co -James Garrard-, London 1884 hallmark A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
	IG & Co into an oblong rectangle John Green, Roberts, Mosley & Co, Market Place, Sheffield. Mark entered 1793 Sheffield 1800 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

I & IW over & Co
Waterhouse, Hodgson & Co ,
Sheffield 1822-1828 hallmark

I&T.S.
John & Thomas Settle,
entered 1815
Sheffield 1824 hallmark

Sheffield 1824 hallmark (double date letter)

IAS over McKAY into a circle
IAS McKay,
apprentice of Alexander Gardner in 1783. Freeman in 1793.
Held as apprentice William Beattie (freeman in 1840)
Edinburgh 1810 hallmark

IB
John Bettridge,
Birmingham 1830 hallmark

IB
James Beattie 1790 or John Boyer 1794 or Joseph Barnard 1798 or John Blake 1803 or John Bunn 1806 or John Blades 1812 or John Brent 1820 or John Blades 1827 ,
London 1806 hallmark

I.B into a rectangle
J. Berenger,
entered 1798
London 1799 hallmark

I.B into a rectangle
James Barratt,
London 1810 hallmark

I BELL into a rectanglee
Joseph Bell II,
London 1758 hallmark

IC into an oval
Joseph Cullen,
Dublin 1764 hallmark

IC under a two handled cup
James Crawford ,
Newcastle 1772 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

IC
Joseph Craddock,
London 1826 hallmark

I:C in script into a trefoil
Isaac Cookson,
Newcastle 1738 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

I:C under a rosette into a trefoill
John Cafe,
entered 1742
London 1744 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

I.C into rectangle
John Cramer,
mark entered 1797
London 1810 hallmark

I.C over T.H into an indented square
John Crouch I & Thomas Hannam,
mark entered c. 1771
London 1789 hallmark

IC over WR into a quatrefoil
Joseph Craddock & William K. Reid,
mark entered 1812
London 1820 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS

ID in script
Jabez Daniel,
London 1756 hallmark

I blossom D
John Delmester or Dempster,
London 1762 and 1760 hallmark

I.E into a rectangle
John Edwards III,
For a short time (1791) was in partnership with William Frisbee. Mark entered in 1788
London 1802 hallmark

IE
James England,
Dublin 1820 hallmark

IE over &S into a shield
Isaac Ellis & Sons,
Primus Works, Bridge Street, Sheffield
entered 1897
Sheffield 1899 hallmark

IET
John Edward Terrey & Co ,
London 1829 hallmark

IF
James Fray ,
Dublin 1818 hallmark

I F into two conjoined circles
John Wilmin Figg ,
London 1849 hallmark

IF &SON over LTD into an oval
Israel Freeman & Son Ltd,
London 1984 hallmark

I.G into a heart
John Gamon,
entered 1727
London 1730 hallmark

IG into an indented contour
James Gilsland,
Edinburgh 1786 hallmark

I.G inside a rectangle
John Gorham or Jeffrey Griffith,
London 1732 hallmark

IG in script under a crown
R & S Garrard & Co -James Garrard-,
London 1884 hallmark
A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....

IG & Co into an oblong rectangle
John Green, Roberts, Mosley & Co,
Market Place, Sheffield. Mark entered 1793
Sheffield 1800 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

I & IW over & CoWaterhouse, Hodgson & Co , Sheffield 1822-1828 hallmark

IBJames Beattie 1790 or John Boyer 1794 or Joseph Barnard 1798 or John Blake 1803 or John Bunn 1806 or John Blades 1812 or John Brent 1820 or John Blades 1827 , London 1806 hallmark

I.B into a rectangleJames Barratt, London 1810 hallmark

IC into an ovalJoseph Cullen,Dublin 1764 hallmark

IC under a two handled cupJames Crawford ,Newcastle 1772 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

ICJoseph Craddock, London 1826 hallmark

I:C in script into a trefoilIsaac Cookson, Newcastle 1738 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

I:C under a rosette into a trefoillJohn Cafe,entered 1742 London 1744 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

I.C into rectangleJohn Cramer,mark entered 1797 London 1810 hallmark

I.C over T.H into an indented squareJohn Crouch I & Thomas Hannam,mark entered c. 1771 London 1789 hallmark

IC over WR into a quatrefoilJoseph Craddock & William K. Reid,mark entered 1812 London 1820 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS

I.E into a rectangleJohn Edwards III,For a short time (1791) was in partnership with William Frisbee. Mark entered in 1788 London 1802 hallmark

IEJames England, Dublin 1820 hallmark

IE over &S into a shieldIsaac Ellis & Sons,Primus Works, Bridge Street, Sheffieldentered 1897Sheffield 1899 hallmark

IETJohn Edward Terrey & Co , London 1829 hallmark

IF James Fray , Dublin 1818 hallmark

I F into two conjoined circles John Wilmin Figg , London 1849 hallmark

IF &SON over LTD into an oval Israel Freeman & Son Ltd, London 1984 hallmark

I.G into a heartJohn Gamon,entered 1727London 1730 hallmark

IG into an indented contourJames Gilsland, Edinburgh 1786 hallmark

IG in script under a crownR & S Garrard & Co -James Garrard-, London 1884 hallmark A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....