English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification WD-WE

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	W.D into a rectangle William Downes, entered 1768 London 1774 hallmark
	W D into two conjoined circles William Davies - possibly- 146 Hockley Hill, Birmingham Birmingham 1910 hallmark
	W.D into an oval William Devenport, Northwood Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1898 hallmark
	W.D cartouche with bevelled corners William Devenport, Northwood Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1904 hallmark
	W.D William Devenport, Northwood Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1921 hallmark

	W.D William Deakin - possibly- Birmingham 1903 hallmark
	WE inside a rectangle William Eley I, mark entered in 1778 London 1801 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS
	WE inside a rectangle William Edwards, mark entered in 1800 London 1815 hallmark
	WE into a rectangle William Esterbrook, entered 1817 London 1823 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

	WE into two conjoined circles William Eaton, London 1833 hallmark
	WE into an oval William Evans , London 1871 hallmark
	WE into a shield William Edwards, London 1876 hallmark
	W.E William Edwards London 1819 hallmark
	W.E William Eaton London 1820 hallmark

	W.E into an oval William Ellerby London 1815 hallmark mark entered 1810
	W.E without contourl William Ehrhardt -possibly- Birmingham 1884 hallmark
	WEST & SON West & Son Dublin 1861 hallmark
	WE over WF William Eley & William Fearn, London 1823 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS
	WE over WF over WC William Eley I, William Fearn & William Chawner II, London 1808 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

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

W.D into a rectangle
William Downes,
entered 1768
London 1774 hallmark

W D into two conjoined circles
William Davies - possibly-
146 Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Birmingham 1910 hallmark

W.D into an oval
William Devenport,
Northwood Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1898 hallmark

W.D cartouche with bevelled corners
William Devenport,
Northwood Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1904 hallmark

W.D
William Devenport,
Northwood Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1921 hallmark

W.D
William Deakin - possibly-
Birmingham 1903 hallmark

WE inside a rectangle
William Eley I,
mark entered in 1778
London 1801 hallmark
ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

WE inside a rectangle
William Edwards,
mark entered in 1800
London 1815 hallmark

WE into a rectangle
William Esterbrook,
entered 1817
London 1823 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

WE into two conjoined circles
William Eaton,
London 1833 hallmark

WE into an oval
William Evans ,
London 1871 hallmark

WE into a shield
William Edwards,
London 1876 hallmark

W.E
William Edwards
London 1819 hallmark

W.E
William Eaton
London 1820 hallmark

W.E into an oval
William Ellerby
London 1815 hallmark
mark entered 1810

W.E without contourl
William Ehrhardt -possibly-
Birmingham 1884 hallmark

WEST & SON
West & Son
Dublin 1861 hallmark

WE over WF
William Eley & William Fearn,
London 1823 hallmark
ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

WE over WF over WC
William Eley I, William Fearn & William Chawner II,
London 1808 hallmark
ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

W.D into a rectangleWilliam Downes,entered 1768London 1774 hallmark

W D into two conjoined circlesWilliam Davies - possibly-146 Hockley Hill, BirminghamBirmingham 1910 hallmark

W.D into an ovalWilliam Devenport,Northwood Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1898 hallmark

W.D cartouche with bevelled corners William Devenport,Northwood Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1904 hallmark

W.DWilliam Devenport,Northwood Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1921 hallmark

W.DWilliam Deakin - possibly- Birmingham 1903 hallmark

WE inside a rectangleWilliam Eley I,mark entered in 1778 London 1801 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

WE inside a rectangleWilliam Edwards,mark entered in 1800 London 1815 hallmark

WE into a rectangleWilliam Esterbrook,entered 1817London 1823 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

WE into two conjoined circlesWilliam Eaton, London 1833 hallmark

WE into an ovalWilliam Evans , London 1871 hallmark

WE into a shieldWilliam Edwards, London 1876 hallmark

W.E William Edwards London 1819 hallmark

W.E William Eaton London 1820 hallmark

W.E into an ovalWilliam EllerbyLondon 1815 hallmarkmark entered 1810

W.E without contourlWilliam Ehrhardt -possibly-Birmingham 1884 hallmark

WEST & SON West & SonDublin 1861 hallmark

WE over WFWilliam Eley & William Fearn, London 1823 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

WE over WF over WCWilliam Eley I, William Fearn & William Chawner II, London 1808 hallmark ELEY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS