English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification RC-RG

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	RC into an oval Robert Calderwood Dublin 1743 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	R.C into two conjoined ovals Richard Cooke , entered 1799 London 1800 hallmark
	R.C into an oval Robert Chandler Birmingham 1913 hallmark
	RC Richard Crossley, London 1812 hallmark
	RC over a dot into a shield Richard Comyns, London 1922 hallmark
	RC into a hexagon R. Carr Ltd, Carrs of Sheffield (Manufacturing) Ltd, Hollbrook Avenue, Sheffield Sheffield 1997 hallmark
	RC over GS Richard Crosley & George Smith IV , London 1810 hallmark

	RD into a chamfered rectangle Robert Victor Dumenil, London 1896 hallmark
	RD into two conjoined circles Robert Dicker, entered 1873 London 1893 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	R.D&Co into an oblong chamfered rectangle R Davis & Co, entered 1944 Birmingham 1945 hallmark
	R.E.A Robinson, Edkins & Aston , Birmingham 1841 and 1846 hallmark
	RE over EB into a quatrefoil Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard , London 1812 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
	R.E.S Robert Edgar Stone, London 1937 hallmark

	R.E over W.E in script into a quatrefoil Rebecca & William Emes, a temporary partnership lasted only three months between Rebecca Emes (widow of John Emes) and his brother in law William Emes London 1808 hallmark
	RF into a rectangle Richard Ferris, Exeter 1802 hallmark
	R.F into a shield Rupert Favell, entered 1879 London 1885 hallmark
	RFF into a circle Robert Frederick Fox, London 1914 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS
	RFM in script intertwined R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley-, Portland Works, Randall St, Sheffield. Mark entered in 1907 Sheffield 1909 hallmark
	R.F.M into a shield, a circle and a lozenge R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley- , Sheffield 1896 hallmark
	R.F.M into three conjoined circles Robert Fead Mosley & Co, Sheffield 1942 hallmark
	RG in script under a crown R & S Garrard & Co -Robert Garrard II- , London 1827 hallmark A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
	RG Robert Green -possibly-, Chester 1914 hallmark
	R.G Robert Garrard I, London 1810 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
	RG over &S Robert Gray & Son, Robert Gray began to work in Glasgow 1776 when he became a freeman. He opened a new business in 1802 under the style Robert Gray & Son. The firm used the Edinburgh Assay Office until 1819, after which and until 1852 their work was assayed exclusively in Glasgow. Glasgow 1837 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

RC into an oval
Robert Calderwood
Dublin 1743 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

R.C into two conjoined ovals
Richard Cooke ,
entered 1799
London 1800 hallmark

R.C into an oval
Robert Chandler
Birmingham 1913 hallmark

RC
Richard Crossley,
London 1812 hallmark

RC over a dot into a shield
Richard Comyns,
London 1922 hallmark

RC into a hexagon
R. Carr Ltd,
Carrs of Sheffield (Manufacturing) Ltd,
Hollbrook Avenue, Sheffield
Sheffield 1997 hallmark

RC over GS
Richard Crosley & George Smith IV ,
London 1810 hallmark

RD into a chamfered rectangle
Robert Victor Dumenil,
London 1896 hallmark

RD into two conjoined circles
Robert Dicker,
entered 1873
London 1893 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

R.D&Co into an oblong chamfered rectangle
R Davis & Co,
entered 1944
Birmingham 1945 hallmark

R.E.A
Robinson, Edkins & Aston ,
Birmingham 1841 and 1846 hallmark

RE over EB into a quatrefoil
Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard ,
London 1812 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

R.E.S
Robert Edgar Stone,
London 1937 hallmark

R.E over W.E in script into a quatrefoil
Rebecca & William Emes,
a temporary partnership lasted only three months between Rebecca Emes (widow of John Emes) and his brother in law William Emes
London 1808 hallmark

RF into a rectangle
Richard Ferris,
Exeter 1802 hallmark

R.F into a shield
Rupert Favell,
entered 1879
London 1885 hallmark

RFF into a circle
Robert Frederick Fox,
London 1914 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

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RFM in script intertwined
R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley-,
Portland Works, Randall St, Sheffield. Mark entered in 1907
Sheffield 1909 hallmark

R.F.M into a shield, a circle and a lozenge
R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley- ,
Sheffield 1896 hallmark

R.F.M into three conjoined circles
Robert Fead Mosley & Co,
Sheffield 1942 hallmark

RG in script under a crown
R & S Garrard & Co -Robert Garrard II- ,
London 1827 hallmark

A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....

RG
Robert Green -possibly-,
Chester 1914 hallmark

R.G
Robert Garrard I,
London 1810 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

RC into an ovalRobert CalderwoodDublin 1743 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

R.C into two conjoined ovalsRichard Cooke ,entered 1799 London 1800 hallmark

R.C into an ovalRobert ChandlerBirmingham 1913 hallmark

RCRichard Crossley, London 1812 hallmark

RC over a dot into a shieldRichard Comyns, London 1922 hallmark

RC into a hexagonR. Carr Ltd,Carrs of Sheffield (Manufacturing) Ltd, Hollbrook Avenue, SheffieldSheffield 1997 hallmark

RC over GSRichard Crosley & George Smith IV ,London 1810 hallmark

RD into a chamfered rectangleRobert Victor Dumenil, London 1896 hallmark

RD into two conjoined circlesRobert Dicker,entered 1873 London 1893 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

R.D&Co into an oblong chamfered rectangleR Davis & Co,entered 1944 Birmingham 1945 hallmark

R.E.ARobinson, Edkins & Aston , Birmingham 1841 and 1846 hallmark

RE over EB into a quatrefoilRebecca Emes & Edward Barnard , London 1812 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

R.E.SRobert Edgar Stone, London 1937 hallmark

R.E over W.E in script into a quatrefoilRebecca & William Emes,a temporary partnership lasted only three months between Rebecca Emes (widow of John Emes) and his brother in law William EmesLondon 1808 hallmark

RF into a rectangleRichard Ferris, Exeter 1802 hallmark

R.F into a shieldRupert Favell,entered 1879London 1885 hallmark

RFF into a circleRobert Frederick Fox, London 1914 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

RFM in script intertwinedR F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley-,Portland Works, Randall St, Sheffield. Mark entered in 1907 Sheffield 1909 hallmark

R.F.M into a shield, a circle and a lozengeR F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley- , Sheffield 1896 hallmark

R.F.M into three conjoined circles Robert Fead Mosley & Co, Sheffield 1942 hallmark

RG in script under a crownR & S Garrard & Co -Robert Garrard II- , London 1827 hallmark A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....

RG Robert Green -possibly-, Chester 1914 hallmark

R.GRobert Garrard I, London 1810 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....