HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: C& - CA
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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C & A mark, Collett & Anderson, London 1919
C & A
Collett & Anderson
London 1919 hallmark
C & C mark, Collins & Cook, Birmingham 1965
C & C
Collins & Cook
Birmingham 1965 hallmark
C & C mark, Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon, Sheffield 1959 C & C mark, Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon, Birmingham 1909
C & C
Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon
Sheffield 1959 hallmark



Birmingham 1909 hallmark
C & C mark, not identified, London 1927
C & C
not identified
London 1927 hallmark
C & Co mark, Carrington & Co , London 1908 C & Co mark, Carrington & Co , London 1908
C&Co
Carrington & Co
130 Regent Street, London
A retailer silversmith acting for a while as London showroom of G.B. Collis & Co, Birmingham.
London 1908 hallmark
C & N mark, Crisford & Norris , Birmingham 1902
C & N
Crisford & Norris
Birmingham 1902 hallmark
C&R over C into a trefoil mark, Charles & Richard Comyns , London 1919
C&R over C into a trefoil
Charles & Richard Comyns
London 1919 hallmark
C&SLtd. mark, Sheffield 1937
C&SLtd
Clark & Sewell Ltd
Sheffield 1937 hallmark
C&SLtd. mark, Collingwood & Sons - possibly-, Birmingham 1937
C&SLtd
Collingwood & Sons - possibly-
Horatio Nelson Collingwood trading as Collinwood & Son
Linthorpe Road - Middlesborough
Birmingham 1937 hallmark
C&Sns into an oblong rectangle mark, Chaplin & Sons, London 1896 C&Sns into an oblong rectangle mark, Chaplin & Sons, London 1896
C&Sns into an oblong rectangle
Chaplin & Sons
The firm was founded in 1833 by Robert James Chaplin. The business was closed in the mid 1920s
London 1896 hallmark
C&W mark, Catchpole & Williams Ltd - possibly-, London 1972
C&W
Catchpole & Williams Ltd - possibly-
London 1972 hallmark
CA.GA mark, Charles Asprey & George Asprey now Asprey & Co, London 1891 CA.GA mark, Charles Asprey & George Asprey now Asprey & Co, London 1891
CA.GA
Charles Asprey and George Asprey now Asprey & Co,
London 1891 hallmark....MORE....
CB into a rectangle mark, Cornelius Bland, London 1795
CB into a rectangle
Cornelius Bland,
mark entered in 1772 and 1788
London 1795 hallmark
CB mark, Charles Boyton I, London 1820
CB
Charles Boyton I,
London 1820 hallmark
CB into two conjoined circles mark, Charles Boyton II, London 1894
CB into two conjoined circles
Charles Boyton II,
London 1894 hallmark
CB into an oval mark, Charles Boyton II, London 1863
CB into an oval
Charles Boyton II,
London 1863 hallmark
CB into an oval mark, Charles Boyton III, London 1904
CB into an oval
Charles Boyton III,
London 1904 hallmark
CB mark, Charles Boyton , London 1948
CB
Charles Boyton,
London 1948 hallmark
CB mark, Charles Boyton I, London 1830
C.B
Charles Boyton I,
London 1830 hallmark
CB over & S into a shield mark, Cooper Brothers & Sons, Sheffield 1954 CB over & S into a shield mark, Cooper Brothers & Sons, Sheffield 1920
CB over &S into a shield or C.B over &S into a shield
Cooper Brothers & Sons,
The firm was founded in 1866 in Sheffield as Cooper Bros. In a directory of 1871 their address is given as 14½ High Street and they are described as manufacturers of electro-plated and nickel silver spoons and forks. By 1876 the firm was in Bridge Street and in 1885 they purchased the Arundel Street works where they remained until 1983. In 1895 the business became a limited liability company under the name of Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd. In 1983 the business was acquired by Frank Cobb & Co. Ltd
Sheffield 1954 hallmark
Sheffield 1920 hallmark
C.Brs mark, Clifford Bros -possibly-, Birmingham 1934
C.Brs
Clifford Bros -possibly-,
Birmingham 1934 and King's Jubilee hallmark
CB over TB mark, Christopher & Thomas Wilkes Barker, London 1800
CB over TB
Christopher & Thomas Wilkes Barker,
London 1800 hallmark
CC mark, not identified, Chester 1900
CC
not identified,
Chester 1900 hallmark
C.C mark, Charles Chesterman II , London 1786
C.C
Charles Chesterman II,
London 1786 hallmark
C.C mark, Colen Hewer Cheshire, Birmingham 1892 C.C mark, Colen Hewer Cheshire, Chester 1903
C.C
Colen Hewer Cheshire,
Birmingham 1892 hallmark



Chester 1903 hallmark
CCP into a quatrefoil mark, Sibray, Hall & Co -Charles Clement Pilling- , London 1910
CCP into a quatrefoil
Sibray, Hall & Co -Charles Clement Pilling- ,
London 1910 hallmark
St Mary's Road, Sheffield
C.C.P into a quatrefoil mark, Sibray, Hall & Co -Charles Clement Pilling- , London 1908
C.C.P into a quatrefoil
Sibray, Hall & Co -Charles Clement Pilling- ,
London 1908 hallmark
St Mary's Road, Sheffield
CDL into an oval mark, Carel David Lotter, Cape Colony 1815 c.
CDL into an oval
Carel David Lotter,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Wilhelm Godfried Lotter (1748) and Wilhelmina Margaretha Wentzel, baptized at the Cape on 23 August 1789. Married Catharina Dorothea van Echten in 1810. Documented activity as silversmith from 1812 to 1848.
Cape Colony 1815 c. hallmark
CE mark, Charles Eley, London 1826
CE
Charles Eley,
London 1826 hallmark
C.E mark, Christopher Eades and M.West retailer, Dublin 1824
C.E
Christopher Eades and M.West retailer,
Dublin 1824 hallmark
CE into a shield mark, Charles Edwards, London 1920
CE into a shield
Charles Edwards,
London 1920 hallmark
C.E into a shield mark, Charles Edwards, London 1876
C.E into a shield
Charles Edwards,
London 1876 hallmark
C.E into a chamfered rectangle mark, not identified, London 1935
C.E into a chamfered rectangle
not identified,
London 1935 hallmark
Ce & Fd mark, Constantine & Floyd , Birmingham 1893, courtesy image Robert Massart
C e & Fd
Constantine & Floyd,
14 Regent Place, Birmingham
Birmingham 1893 hallmark
Ce & Fd Ld mark, Constantine & Floyd Ltd, Birmingham 1910,
Ce&Fd Ld
Constantine & Floyd Ltd,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
CES mark, Charles Edward Soloman, Birmingham 1897
CES
Charles Edward Soloman,
Birmingham 1897 hallmark
C.E.W mark, C E Williams, Birmingham 1901 C.E.W mark, C E Williams, Birmingham 1901
C.E.W
C E Williams,
Birmingham 1901 hallmark
C.E.W&S mark, C E Williams & Son , Birmingham 1920 c.
C.E.W&S
C E Williams & Son ,
14 Regent Place, Birmingham
Birmingham 1920 c. hallmark
CF mark, Crispin Fuller, London 1806
CF
Crispin Fuller,
London 1806 hallmark
CF into an indented oval mark, Charles Fox, London 1829
CF into an indented oval
Charles Thomas Fox ,
London 1829 hallmark
CF mark, Charles Fox, London 1838
CF
Charles Thomas Fox ,
London 1838 hallmark
C.F mark, not identified, Sheffield 1870
C.F
not identified
possibly Charles Favel of Creswich & Co -
Sheffield 1870 hallmark
CF.H&Co mark, C F Hancock & Co, London 1900
CF.H& Co
C F Hancock & Co,
London 1900 hallmark
HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER - MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CAPE SILVERSMITHS A - C D - I J - M N - T U - Z
CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVERSMITHS A - F G - H I - P Q - Z unidentified
CANADA SILVERSMITHS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
London town marks Birmingham town marks Dublin town marks Edinburgh town marks Sheffield town marks Exeter town marks
London Birmingham Dublin Edinburgh Sheffield Chester
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 piece.
The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the assay office that has verified the piece
London town mark Sheffield town mark Birmingham town mark Newcastle town mark Dublin town mark Edimburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion's passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased certifiying the silver's quality
lion passant: 1598-1820 lion passant: after 1820 Britannia and lion's head erased: from 1697 to 1718
Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office

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
London date letter 'a'
A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of duty
Sovereign head: duty mark from 1784 to 1890
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