English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification IH-IL

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	I.H into an oval John Holloway, London c. 1790
	IH not identified, uninscribed Channell Islands maker (also JH) - ref. Channel Islands Silver, pag. 66, table 34 Guernesey 1730-1780 c. hallmark
	IH John Harris, London 1823 hallmark
	I over I.D over M Jabez Daniel & James Mince , London 1770 hallmark

	IJ into a rectangle not identified Sheffield 1977
	I.J.K into an oblong rectangle John James Keith, entered 1824 London 1829 courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	IK over a rose between two pellets not identified, London 2nd half 17th century hallmark
	IK into a rectangle John Kerschner, entered 1808 London 1817 hallmark
	IK into a rectangle Jasper Kelly, 145 Strand, London - entered 6 May 1779 London 1779 hallmark
	I.K into a chamfered rectangle John King, Mark entered 1775 London 1783 hallmark
	IL John Littlewood, West Bargreen Worshops Sheffield 1828 hallmark
	IL John Lias, a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more.... London 1813 hallmark
	IL into a shield Isadore Leapman , Birmingham 1908 hallmark

	I.L under a circle John Langlands I, Newcastle 1757 hallmark
	I.L into a rectangle John Lambe, London 1782 hallmark
	I.L into an oval John Lambe, London 1784 hallmark
	I.L into an oval John Langlands II, Newcastle 1799 hallmark
	I.L Jan Lotter, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Possibly Johannes Matthias Lotter (1759) son of Johannes Casparus Lotter (1737). Activity documented 1813/1817 Cape Colony 1815 c. hallmark

	I.L.B James Le Bas, Dublin 1831 hallmark
	I.L C not identified, London 1868 hallmark
	I.L over H.L into a square John & Henry Lias, London 1841 hallmark
	IL over HL over CL John & Henry & Charles Lias a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more.... London 1825 hallmark
	I.L over I.R John Langlands I & John Robertson Newcastle 1812 hallmark (imported silver)
	I.L over I.G in script into a square John Langlands I & John Goodrick, Newcastle 1756 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

London

Birmingham

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Sheffield

Chester

MORE on the tutorial: HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS

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.H into an oval
John Holloway,
London c. 1790

IH
not identified,
uninscribed Channell Islands maker (also JH) - ref. Channel Islands Silver, pag. 66, table 34
Guernesey 1730-1780 c. hallmark

IH
John Harris,
London 1823 hallmark

I over I.D over M
Jabez Daniel & James Mince ,
London 1770 hallmark

IJ into a rectangle
not identified
Sheffield 1977

I.J.K into an oblong rectangle
John James Keith,
entered 1824
London 1829
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

IK over a rose between two pellets
not identified,
London 2nd half 17th century hallmark

IK into a rectangle
John Kerschner,
entered 1808
London 1817 hallmark

IK into a rectangle
Jasper Kelly,
145 Strand, London - entered 6 May 1779
London 1779 hallmark

I.K into a chamfered rectangle
John King,
Mark entered 1775
London 1783 hallmark

IL
John Littlewood,
West Bargreen Worshops
Sheffield 1828 hallmark

IL
John Lias,
a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more....
London 1813 hallmark

IL into a shield
Isadore Leapman ,
Birmingham 1908 hallmark

I.L under a circle
John Langlands I,
Newcastle 1757 hallmark

I.L into a rectangle
John Lambe,
London 1782 hallmark

I.L into an oval
John Lambe,
London 1784 hallmark

I.L into an oval
John Langlands II,
Newcastle 1799 hallmark

I.L
Jan Lotter,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Possibly Johannes Matthias Lotter (1759) son of Johannes Casparus Lotter (1737). Activity documented 1813/1817
Cape Colony 1815 c. hallmark

I.L.B
James Le Bas,
Dublin 1831 hallmark

I.L C
not identified,
London 1868 hallmark

I.L over H.L into a square
John & Henry Lias,
London 1841 hallmark

IL over HL over CL
John & Henry & Charles Lias
a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more....
London 1825 hallmark

I.L over I.R
John Langlands I & John Robertson
Newcastle 1812 hallmark (imported silver)

I.L over I.G in script into a square
John Langlands I & John Goodrick,
Newcastle 1756 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

I.H into an ovalJohn Holloway, London c. 1790

IHnot identified, uninscribed Channell Islands maker (also JH) - ref. Channel Islands Silver, pag. 66, table 34 Guernesey 1730-1780 c. hallmark

IHJohn Harris, London 1823 hallmark

I over I.D over M Jabez Daniel & James Mince , London 1770 hallmark

IJ into a rectanglenot identifiedSheffield 1977

I.J.K into an oblong rectangleJohn James Keith,entered 1824London 1829 courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

IK over a rose between two pellets not identified, London 2nd half 17th century hallmark

IK into a rectangleJohn Kerschner,entered 1808 London 1817 hallmark

IK into a rectangleJasper Kelly,145 Strand, London - entered 6 May 1779 London 1779 hallmark

I.K into a chamfered rectangleJohn King,Mark entered 1775London 1783 hallmark

IL John Littlewood,West Bargreen Worshops Sheffield 1828 hallmark

IL John Lias,a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more.... London 1813 hallmark

IL into a shieldIsadore Leapman , Birmingham 1908 hallmark

I.L under a circleJohn Langlands I, Newcastle 1757 hallmark

I.L into a rectangleJohn Lambe, London 1782 hallmark

I.L into an ovalJohn Lambe, London 1784 hallmark

I.L into an ovalJohn Langlands II, Newcastle 1799 hallmark

I.LJan Lotter,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Possibly Johannes Matthias Lotter (1759) son of Johannes Casparus Lotter (1737). Activity documented 1813/1817 Cape Colony 1815 c. hallmark

I.L.BJames Le Bas, Dublin 1831 hallmark

I.L Cnot identified, London 1868 hallmark

I.L over H.L into a squareJohn & Henry Lias, London 1841 hallmark

IL over HL over CL John & Henry & Charles Liasa predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more....London 1825 hallmark

I.L over I.RJohn Langlands I & John Robertson Newcastle 1812 hallmark (imported silver)

I.L over I.G in script into a squareJohn Langlands I & John Goodrick,Newcastle 1756 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk