HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: JQ-JS
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
  [B] = BIRMINGHAM    [C] = Chester   [D] = DUBLIN  [E] = EDIMBURGH  [EX] = EXETER  [G] = GLASGOW    [L] = LONDON  [N] = NEWSCASTLE   
[S] = SHEFFIELD   [Y] = YORK
(lower-case letter denote smaller ones but they may be capital letters)
CLICK ON THE YELLOW NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE
JQJ (Jaques Quesnel [JERSEY] ) c. 1850
J R into two squares (John Rose [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half
JR (Joseph Ridge [ L ] )
JR (Joseph Rodgers & Sons [ S ] ) end 19th c/beginning 20th c.
JR (Julius (Judah) Rosenthal [ L ] ) end 19th c.
JR in script under a star (John Robinson II [L ] ) 18th c./1st half.
JR in script (John Robins [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half
JR (James Ross [ G ] ) mid 19th c.
J R into a trefoil (Jacob Rozenzweig - Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half
JR in gothic (James Robinson [ L ] ) 20th c./2nd half
JR into an oval (John Round & Son Ltd -Joseph Ridge- [ S ] ) 19th c./2nd half- 20th c./1st half
JR star and cross (Joseph Rodgers & Sons [ S ]) end 19th c/beginning 20th c.
JR into an indented oval (Joshua Richards [B][C]) beginning 20th c.

J.R star and cross into a shield (Joseph Rodgers & Sons [ S ]) end 19th c/beginning 20th c.
J.R (Joseph Rodgers & Sons [ S ] ) end 19th c/beginning 20th c.
J.R into an oval (John Round & Son Ltd -Joseph Ridge-[ C ][ L ][ S] ) end 19th c/beginning 20th c.
J.R into a lozenge (James Ramsay [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half
J.R (James Ross [ G ] ) mid 19th c.
J.R (J A Rhodes [ S ] ) 19th c./2nd half
J.R (John Ross [ C ]) end 19th c.
JR&S (James Rettie & Son [ E ] ) 19th c./2nd half
J.R &S (Joseph Rodgers & Sons [ S ] ) end 19th c/beginning 20th c.
JR & Sn Ld (John Round & Son Limited [ L ] )
JR..c:S (not identified [ E ] ) ) 1884
J over RCoA over Ld into a quaterfoil (Jay, Richard Attenborough Co Ltd [ B ][ C ][ L ][ S ] ) 20th c./1st half
JRG&S into five separate squares (J R Gaunt & Son [ B ]) 20th c.
JRH (John Robert Harris [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half
JRO &Sns over Ltd into a trefoil (J R Ogden & Sons Ltd [ L ][ S ] ) 20th c./1st half
JR over SJ (Rosenthal, Jacob & Co -Julius (Judah) Rosenthal & Samuel Jacob [ L ]) 19th c./2nd half
JS in script (Joseph Sanders [ L ]) 18th c./1st half
J 'star' S (John Spackman II [ L ]) 18th c./1st half
JS into a shaped contour (John Sutter [ C ][ E ][ N ] ) mid 19th c.
JS into a shield (John Smyth or Smith [ D ] ) mid 19th c.
JS various shapes (John Stone [ EX ] ) 19th c./1st half.
JS (John Shea [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half.
JS (John Sanders [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half
JS Josiah Snatt [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half
JS (James Smith -possibly- [ E ] ) 19th c./1st half
JS (John Sanders [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half.
JS into a shield (Jack Spencer [ S ] ) 20th c./2nd half.
JS (not identified [ L ] ) 2008
J.S (John Shiels [ D ] ) 18th c./2nd half.
J.S (not identified [ D ] ) end 18th c./ 19th c./1st half
J.S into a chamfered rectangle (not identified [ D ] ) 1861

J.S (John Smith [ D ] ) 19th c./2nd half- 20th c./1st half
J.S (Stevenson & Law [ S ] ) end 19th c./beginning 20th c.
J.S (John Stone [ EX ] ) 19th c./1st half.
J.S (James Swann [ B ] ) end 19th c./beginning 20th c.
JS over &S into a shield (J Sherwood & Sons [ B ] ) 19th c./2nd half/ 20th c./1st half
JS over &S (John Sanderson & Son Ltd [ S ] ) 20th c./1st half.
J.S &S or JS&S (James Swann & Son [ B ] ) 20th c.
JS over AS into a rectangle (Joseph II & Albert Savory [ L ] ) entered 1835
JSB into three circles (John Septimus Beresford [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half.
jSh into a shield (Joseph & Horace Savory [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half.
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
THE DIRECTORY OF CAPE SILVERSMITHS A - C D - I J - M N - T U - Z
THE DIRECTORY OF CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVERSMITHS A - F G - H I - P Q - Z unidentified makers
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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