English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification MJ-MZ

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	M.J.J Matthew John Jessop, Birmingham 1903 hallmark
	MLS between two fleur de lys Martinus Lourens Smith, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Arrived at the Cape on 27 October 1757 from Aalborg, Denmark. Died on 18 March 1806. Cape Colony 1800 c. hallmark
	M M and English pseudo-hallmarks Lodewyk Beck, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith Cape Colony 1855 c. hallmark
	Mn Wb over & (inside a rectangle or inside a shield) Mappin & Webb Limited, London 1921 hallmark Dublin 1919 hallmark Birmingham 1920 hallmark
	MP Michael Plummer, London 1795 hallmark
	M R into two circles Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd, 47 Kirkgate, Bradford London 1924 hallmark

	M R over CR into a quatrefoil Mary Ann & Charles Reily, entered 1826 London 1827 hallmark
	M S into an oval Mary Sumner, London 1808 hallmark
	M.S Moses or Morris Salkind, Mulberry Street, London London 1937 hallmark
	M.S into two conjoined circles Millicent -Duchess of- Sutherland Birmingham 1911 hallmark The Duchess of Sutherland's Guild of Handicraft was founded in 1898 by Millicent Duchess of Sutherlands as The Potteries and Newcastle Cripples Guild. Art metalwork began in 1902 under the guidance of Francis Arthur Edwards. The Works were at Wilson St. - Hanley, Staffs. In 1907 the guild was converted into a limited liability company under the name of The Duchess of Sutherland's Cripples Guild of Handicrafts. The activity was closed in 1922.

	MS over ES into circle Mary & Elizabeth Sumner , London 1810 hallmark
	MT into a rectangle Mary Troby, London 1807 hallmark
	M.T into an oval Marcus Themans, 26 Piccadilly, Manchester Chester 1898 hallmark
	MW into a rectangle Matthew West, Dublin c.1760/1800 hallmark
	M.W & S into an oblong rectangle Mark Willis & Son Ltd, Exchange Works, 207 Rockingham St, Sheffield Sheffield 1913 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	MWD in script into a bottle Wyard Druitt & Co Ltd -Michael W Druitt-, Waterbeach, Cambridge London 1971 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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Edinburgh

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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

M.J.J
Matthew John Jessop,
Birmingham 1903 hallmark

MLS between two fleur de lys
Martinus Lourens Smith,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Arrived at the Cape on 27 October 1757 from Aalborg, Denmark. Died on 18 March 1806.
Cape Colony 1800 c. hallmark

M M and English pseudo-hallmarks
Lodewyk Beck,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith
Cape Colony 1855 c. hallmark

Mn Wb over & (inside a rectangle or inside a shield)
Mappin & Webb Limited,
London 1921 hallmark

Dublin 1919 hallmark

Birmingham 1920 hallmark

MP
Michael Plummer,
London 1795 hallmark

M R into two circles
Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd,
47 Kirkgate, Bradford
London 1924 hallmark

M R over CR into a quatrefoil
Mary Ann & Charles Reily,
entered 1826
London 1827 hallmark

M S into an oval
Mary Sumner,
London 1808 hallmark

M.S
Moses or Morris Salkind,
Mulberry Street, London
London 1937 hallmark

MS over ES into circle
Mary & Elizabeth Sumner ,
London 1810 hallmark

MT into a rectangle
Mary Troby,
London 1807 hallmark

M.T into an oval
Marcus Themans,
26 Piccadilly, Manchester
Chester 1898 hallmark

MW into a rectangle
Matthew West,
Dublin c.1760/1800 hallmark

M.W & S into an oblong rectangle
Mark Willis & Son Ltd,
Exchange Works, 207 Rockingham St, Sheffield
Sheffield 1913 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

MWD in script into a bottle
Wyard Druitt & Co Ltd -Michael W Druitt-,
Waterbeach, Cambridge
London 1971 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

M.J.JMatthew John Jessop, Birmingham 1903 hallmark

MLS between two fleur de lys Martinus Lourens Smith,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Arrived at the Cape on 27 October 1757 from Aalborg, Denmark. Died on 18 March 1806. Cape Colony 1800 c. hallmark

M M and English pseudo-hallmarksLodewyk Beck,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith Cape Colony 1855 c. hallmark

Mn Wb over & (inside a rectangle or inside a shield) Mappin & Webb Limited, London 1921 hallmark Dublin 1919 hallmark Birmingham 1920 hallmark

MPMichael Plummer,London 1795 hallmark

M R into two circlesManoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd,47 Kirkgate, BradfordLondon 1924 hallmark

M R over CR into a quatrefoilMary Ann & Charles Reily,entered 1826London 1827 hallmark

M S into an ovalMary Sumner,London 1808 hallmark

M.SMoses or Morris Salkind,Mulberry Street, LondonLondon 1937 hallmark

MS over ES into circleMary & Elizabeth Sumner , London 1810 hallmark

MT into a rectangleMary Troby,London 1807 hallmark

M.T into an ovalMarcus Themans,26 Piccadilly, ManchesterChester 1898 hallmark

MW into a rectangleMatthew West,Dublin c.1760/1800 hallmark

M.W & S into an oblong rectangleMark Willis & Son Ltd,Exchange Works, 207 Rockingham St, SheffieldSheffield 1913 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

MWD in script into a bottleWyard Druitt & Co Ltd -Michael W Druitt-,Waterbeach, Cambridge London 1971 hallmark