English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification WS

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	WS gothic into an oblong chamfered rectangle William Sumner I London 1781/82 hallmark
	WS William Stroud London 1814 hallmark
	W.S into a rectangle William Sumner I entered 1784 London 1787 hallmark
	W.S into an oval William Seaman entered 1804 London 1805 hallmark London 1822 hallmark

	WS into an oval William Summers mark entered in 1863 London 1874 hallmark
	WS William Sherwin Dublin 1832 hallmark
	WS A B Savory & Sons -William Smily- William Smily was manager of A B Savory & Sons London 1865 hallmark SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS
	WS into two conjoined circles William Stocker London 1863 hallmark
	WS interwined into a circle William Sturrock Glasgow 1890 hallmark

	W.S William Sudell free 1766 London 1769 hallmark
	W.S into a cut corners rectangle William Sweeting Mark entered 1840 London 1848 hallmark
	WS over CS into a quatrefoil W & G Sissons -Walter & Charles Sissons- London 1893 hallmark (entered 1887) go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS
	WS over GS into a quatrefoill Walter & George Sissons 9 Eyre Street, Sheffield London 1874 hallmark (entered 1866) Sheffield 1869 hallmark (entered 1858) courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

	WS over RC William Sumner and Richard Crossley Clerkenwell Close, London (entered 1775)
	WSS into a tipped cartouche W S Savage & Co Standard Works, Pond Street, Sheffield, entered Jul 1894 Sheffield 1910 hallmark
	WSS & Co into a tipped cartouche W S Savage & Co Standard Works, Pond Street, Sheffield 1922 hallmark
	w over ss H ld over & William Hutton & Sons Ltd Sheffield 1923 hallmark Birmingham 1913 hallmark London 1902 The firm was established in Birmingham in 1800 by William Hutton, and was transferred to Sheffield in 1832. After the founder's death the business was continued under the style of William Hutton by his son William Carr Hutton. The firm was transformed in William Hutton & Sons in 1864 and William Hutton & Sons Ltd from 1893 to 1930. In 1930 goodwill transferred to James Dixon & Sons Ltd. WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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Sheffield

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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

WS gothic into an oblong chamfered rectangle
William Sumner I
London 1781/82 hallmark

WS
William Stroud
London 1814 hallmark

W.S into a rectangle
William Sumner I
entered 1784
London 1787 hallmark

W.S into an oval
William Seaman
entered 1804
London 1805 hallmark

London 1822 hallmark

WS into an oval
William Summers
mark entered in 1863
London 1874 hallmark

WS
William Sherwin
Dublin 1832 hallmark

WS
A B Savory & Sons -William Smily-
William Smily was manager of A B Savory & Sons
London 1865 hallmark
SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

WS into two conjoined circles
William Stocker
London 1863 hallmark

WS interwined into a circle
William Sturrock
Glasgow 1890 hallmark

W.S
William Sudell
free 1766
London 1769 hallmark

W.S into a cut corners rectangle
William Sweeting
Mark entered 1840
London 1848 hallmark

WS over CS into a quatrefoil
W & G Sissons -Walter & Charles Sissons-
London 1893 hallmark (entered 1887)

go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

WS over GS into a quatrefoill
Walter & George Sissons
9 Eyre Street, Sheffield
London 1874 hallmark (entered 1866)
Sheffield 1869 hallmark (entered 1858)
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

WS over RC
William Sumner and Richard Crossley
Clerkenwell Close, London
(entered 1775)

WSS into a tipped cartouche
W S Savage & Co
Standard Works, Pond Street, Sheffield, entered Jul 1894
Sheffield 1910 hallmark

WSS & Co into a tipped cartouche
W S Savage & Co
Standard Works, Pond Street,
Sheffield 1922 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

WS gothic into an oblong chamfered rectangleWilliam Sumner ILondon 1781/82 hallmark

WSWilliam Stroud London 1814 hallmark

W.S into a rectangleWilliam Sumner Ientered 1784London 1787 hallmark

W.S into an ovalWilliam Seamanentered 1804London 1805 hallmarkLondon 1822 hallmark

WS into an ovalWilliam Summersmark entered in 1863London 1874 hallmark

WSWilliam SherwinDublin 1832 hallmark

WSA B Savory & Sons -William Smily- William Smily was manager of A B Savory & SonsLondon 1865 hallmark SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

WS into two conjoined circlesWilliam StockerLondon 1863 hallmark

WS interwined into a circleWilliam SturrockGlasgow 1890 hallmark

W.SWilliam Sudellfree 1766London 1769 hallmark

W.S into a cut corners rectangle William SweetingMark entered 1840London 1848 hallmark

WS over CS into a quatrefoilW & G Sissons -Walter & Charles Sissons- London 1893 hallmark (entered 1887) go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

WS over GS into a quatrefoillWalter & George Sissons9 Eyre Street, SheffieldLondon 1874 hallmark (entered 1866)Sheffield 1869 hallmark (entered 1858) courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

WS over RCWilliam Sumner and Richard Crossley Clerkenwell Close, London (entered 1775)

WSS into a tipped cartoucheW S Savage & CoStandard Works, Pond Street, Sheffield, entered Jul 1894Sheffield 1910 hallmark

WSS & Co into a tipped cartoucheW S Savage & CoStandard Works, Pond Street, Sheffield 1922 hallmark