English silver hallmarks: maker marks identification of British Silversmiths: A

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 Birmingham Dublin Edinburgh Sheffield Chester

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American Silver Plate - English Electroplate silver - Old Sheffied Plate -
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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 piece.
The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the assay office that has verified the piece

Lion's passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased certifiying the silver's quality

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of duty

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

[B] = BIRMINGHAM [C] = CHESTER [D] = DUBLIN [E] = EDINBURGH [EX] = EXETER [G] = GLASGOW [L] = LONDON [N] = NEWSCASTLE [S] = SHEFFIELD [Y] = YORK (lower-case letter denote smaller ones but they may be capital letters)

SILVERSMITH'S NAME - A -

go to www.silvercollection.it hallmarks section: Russia - Italy - France - England - Germany - miscellany - American Silver Plate - English Electroplate silver - Old Sheffied Plate - Elkington - Georg Jensen - Gorham Corporation - Tiffany & Co - WMF - Reed & Barton -

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

Lion's passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased certifiying the silver's quality

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of duty

work in progress on this page - your help, corrections and suggestions will be greatly appreciated -

[B] = BIRMINGHAM [C] = CHESTER [D] = DUBLIN [E] = EDINBURGH [EX] = EXETER [G] = GLASGOW [L] = LONDON
[N] = NEWSCASTLE [S] = SHEFFIELD [Y] = YORK
(lower-case letter denote smaller ones but they may be capital letters)

SILVERSMITH'S NAME
- A -

go to www.silvercollection.it hallmarks section:
Russia - Italy - France - England - Germany - miscellany -
American Silver Plate - English Electroplate silver - Old Sheffied Plate -
Elkington - Georg Jensen - Gorham Corporation - Tiffany & Co - WMF - Reed & Barton -

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

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of duty