English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification JB-JC

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	JB into two conjoined circles James Beebe, London 1826 hallmark
	JB into an indented oval James Barber, York 1851 hallmark
	JB James Beebe, London 1843 hallmark
	JB into an oval Joseph Braham, active 1875-1920 at 3 Pulteney Street, Golden Square, Soho later Rupert Street, Leicester Square and Gerrard Street, Soho - London London 1886 hallmark
	JB into two conjoined circles John Biggin and John Biggin Ltd , Sheffield 1908 hallmark

	JB into a cut corner rectangle Henry Wilkinson & Co -John Brashier-, a well known Sheffield firm. Origin as J. Winter c. 1760. Chronology: Henry Wilkinson & Co (1830), Henry Wilkinson & Co Ltd (1872). The firm was acquired by Walker & Hall in 1892. London 1881 hallmark HENRY WILKINSON HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE
	JB into a chamfered rectangle Jane Brownett (entered 1868) or John Batson (entered 1874), London 1883 hallmark
	JB into a shield J. Bartlett, Birmingham 1920 hallmark
	JB into a lobed contour not identified, London 1987 hallmark
	J.B (Jan) Johannes Hendricus Beyleveld, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Baptized at the Cape on 13 June 1792. The son of Marthinus Beyleveld of Amsterdam and Abigael Johanna Combrink. Married Magdalene Christina Bam, niece of silversmith Johannes Andries Bam. His sister Johanna Cornelia married silversmith Dominique Boudin. Activity as silversmith is documented from 1814 to 1827 Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark
	J.B into an oval John Batt, 20 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, entered 1880 Sheffield 1901 hallmark
	J.B into an oblong chamfered rectangle James Bowman, Leith (Edinburgh), entered c. 1903/1916 Edinburgh 1921 hallmark

	J.B&Co J Boseck & Co , possibly an Anglo-Indian firm still active in Kolkata (India) Birmingham 1912 hallmark
	J.B. & S. J Blond & Son or Ballantyne & Son , Glasgow 1883 hallmark
	JBC into a quatrefoil Carrington & Co -John Bodman Carrington-, A business founded by John Carrington (1873-1880). The firm became Carrington & Co (1880-1922) and Carrington & Co Ltd from 1922.The firm was active at 130 Regent Street, London where it acted also as London Showroom of G.R. Collis & Co, manufacturing silversmiths and electroplaters of Birmingham London 1897 hallmark Birmingham 1903 hallmark
	JBC &S into a rectangle J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd , Birmingham 1977 hallmark
	JBC over &S over Ld into a shield JB Chatterley & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1970 hallmark London 1935 hallmark Sheffield 1969 hallmark
	JB over EB into a quatrefoil Joseph & Edward Bradbury -Thomas Bradbury & Sons-, London 1873 hallmark
	JBH into a rectangle James Barclay Hennell, entered 1877 London 1885 hallmark
	JB Ld into an oblong chamfered rectangle J. Bennett & Co -possibly-, London 1921 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	JB Ld into a chamfered rectangle John Bull Ltd 139a New Bond St. London. A family run business established in May 1953. The company now has three generations working together on a daily basis London 2002 + Queen's Jubilee hallmark Sheffield 1992 hallmark Birmingham 2002 hallmark
	JB over WN into a rectangle James Barber & William North, York 1841 hallmark
	JB over WW into a rectangle James Barber & William Whitwell, York 1830 hallmark

	JC into a rectangle John Corfield, mark entered in 1807 Birmingham 1820 hallmark
	JC John Crouch, London 1812 hallmark
	JC John Clarke or John Coakley or John Clifton or James Critchley, Chester 1829 hallmark
	JC John Chisholm -possibly-, Glasgow 1836 hallmark
	J.C James Crichton Glasgow 1858 hallmark
	J.C J. Crichton & Co - possibly - Edinburgh 1894 hallmark
	J.C into an oblong chamfered rectangle John Clifford (possibly) Birmingham 1909 hallmark
	J.C into two conjoined lozenges Joseph Cutler entered 1931 118 Howard Street, Glasgow Chester 1938 hallmark
	J.C&S Joseph Cook & Son Ltd Hiberian Works, Livery Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1905 hallmark
	JCA into an oval not identified London 2001 hallmark
	J.C.E James Charles Edington London 1838 hallmark
	J C above L into a trefoil not identified, London 1938 hallmark
	J.C Ltd into three conjoined circles J Collyer Ltd, Birmingham 1947 hallmark
	JC over NC into a quatrefoiltd into three conjoined circles James & Nathaniel Creswick -T.J. & N. Creswick-, London 1853 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	J.C.S John Crane Salt mark entered 1865 London 1866 hallmark
	J.C.V John Collard Vickery London 1924 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

JB into two conjoined circles
James Beebe,
London 1826 hallmark

JB into an indented oval
James Barber,
York 1851 hallmark

JB
James Beebe,
London 1843 hallmark

JB into an oval
Joseph Braham,
active 1875-1920 at 3 Pulteney Street, Golden Square, Soho later Rupert Street, Leicester Square and Gerrard Street, Soho - London
London 1886 hallmark

JB into two conjoined circles
John Biggin and John Biggin Ltd ,
Sheffield 1908 hallmark

JB into a chamfered rectangle
Jane Brownett (entered 1868) or John Batson (entered 1874),

London 1883 hallmark

JB into a shield
J. Bartlett,
Birmingham 1920 hallmark

JB into a lobed contour
not identified,
London 1987 hallmark

J.B into an oval
John Batt,
20 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, entered 1880
Sheffield 1901 hallmark

J.B into an oblong chamfered rectangle
James Bowman,
Leith (Edinburgh), entered c. 1903/1916
Edinburgh 1921 hallmark

J.B&Co
J Boseck & Co ,
possibly an Anglo-Indian firm still active in Kolkata (India)
Birmingham 1912 hallmark

J.B. & S.
J Blond & Son or Ballantyne & Son ,
Glasgow 1883 hallmark

JBC &S into a rectangle
J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd ,
Birmingham 1977 hallmark

JBC over &S over Ld into a shield
JB Chatterley & Sons Ltd,
Birmingham 1970 hallmark

London 1935 hallmark

Sheffield 1969 hallmark

JB over EB into a quatrefoil
Joseph & Edward Bradbury -Thomas Bradbury & Sons-,
London 1873 hallmark

JBH into a rectangle
James Barclay Hennell,
entered 1877
London 1885 hallmark

JB Ld into an oblong chamfered rectangle
J. Bennett & Co -possibly-,
London 1921 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

JB Ld into a chamfered rectangle
John Bull Ltd
139a New Bond St. London.
A family run business established in May 1953. The company now has three generations working together on a daily basis
London 2002 + Queen's Jubilee hallmark

Sheffield 1992 hallmark

Birmingham 2002 hallmark

JB over WN into a rectangle
James Barber & William North,
York 1841 hallmark

JB over WW into a rectangle
James Barber & William Whitwell,
York 1830 hallmark

JC into a rectangle
John Corfield,
mark entered in 1807
Birmingham 1820 hallmark

JC
John Crouch,
London 1812 hallmark

JC
John Clarke or John Coakley or John Clifton or James Critchley,
Chester 1829 hallmark

JC
John Chisholm -possibly-,
Glasgow 1836 hallmark

J.C
James Crichton
Glasgow 1858 hallmark

J.C
J. Crichton & Co - possibly -
Edinburgh 1894 hallmark

J.C into an oblong chamfered rectangle
John Clifford (possibly)
Birmingham 1909 hallmark

J.C into two conjoined lozenges
Joseph Cutler
entered 1931
118 Howard Street, Glasgow
Chester 1938 hallmark

J.C&S
Joseph Cook & Son Ltd
Hiberian Works, Livery Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1905 hallmark

JCA into an oval
not identified
London 2001 hallmark

J.C.E
James Charles Edington
London 1838 hallmark

J C above L into a trefoil
not identified,
London 1938 hallmark

J.C Ltd into three conjoined circles
J Collyer Ltd,
Birmingham 1947 hallmark

JC over NC into a quatrefoiltd into three conjoined circles
James & Nathaniel Creswick -T.J. & N. Creswick-,
London 1853 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

J.C.S
John Crane Salt
mark entered 1865
London 1866 hallmark

J.C.V
John Collard Vickery
London 1924 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

JB into two conjoined circlesJames Beebe, London 1826 hallmark

JB into an indented ovalJames Barber, York 1851 hallmark

JBJames Beebe, London 1843 hallmark

JB into an ovalJoseph Braham,active 1875-1920 at 3 Pulteney Street, Golden Square, Soho later Rupert Street, Leicester Square and Gerrard Street, Soho - London London 1886 hallmark

JB into two conjoined circlesJohn Biggin and John Biggin Ltd , Sheffield 1908 hallmark

JB into a shieldJ. Bartlett, Birmingham 1920 hallmark

JB into a lobed contournot identified, London 1987 hallmark

J.B into an ovalJohn Batt,20 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, entered 1880 Sheffield 1901 hallmark

J.B&CoJ Boseck & Co ,possibly an Anglo-Indian firm still active in Kolkata (India) Birmingham 1912 hallmark

J.B. & S.J Blond & Son or Ballantyne & Son , Glasgow 1883 hallmark

JBC &S into a rectangleJ B Chatterley & Sons Ltd , Birmingham 1977 hallmark

JB over EB into a quatrefoilJoseph & Edward Bradbury -Thomas Bradbury & Sons-, London 1873 hallmark

JB Ld into an oblong chamfered rectangleJ. Bennett & Co -possibly-, London 1921 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

JB over WN into a rectangleJames Barber & William North, York 1841 hallmark

JB over WW into a rectangleJames Barber & William Whitwell, York 1830 hallmark

JCJohn Chisholm -possibly-, Glasgow 1836 hallmark

J.CJames CrichtonGlasgow 1858 hallmark

J.CJ. Crichton & Co - possibly - Edinburgh 1894 hallmark

J.C into an oblong chamfered rectangleJohn Clifford (possibly)Birmingham 1909 hallmark

J.C into two conjoined lozengesJoseph Cutlerentered 1931118 Howard Street, GlasgowChester 1938 hallmark

J.C&S Joseph Cook & Son LtdHiberian Works, Livery Street, BirminghamBirmingham 1905 hallmark

JCA into an ovalnot identifiedLondon 2001 hallmark

J.C.EJames Charles Edington London 1838 hallmark

J C above L into a trefoil not identified, London 1938 hallmark

J.C Ltd into three conjoined circlesJ Collyer Ltd, Birmingham 1947 hallmark

JC over NC into a quatrefoiltd into three conjoined circlesJames & Nathaniel Creswick -T.J. & N. Creswick-, London 1853 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

J.C.VJohn Collard Vickery London 1924 hallmark