HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - LIST OF SILVERSMITHS

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF NAMES: C
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
ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MARKS
  [B] = BIRMINGHAM    [C] = CHESTER   [D] = DUBLIN  [E] = EDINBURGH  [EX] = EXETER  [G] = GLASGOW   
[L] = LONDON   [N] = NEWSCASTLE   [S] = SHEFFIELD   [Y] = YORK
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SILVERSMITH'S NAME
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John CAFE [ L ]
A & G CAIRNCROSS [E]
Robert CALDERWOOD [ D ]
J William CALDICOTT - E BAKER & Son [ C ]
Thomas CALLOW & Son [ L ]
Mabel CAMBAGE [ E ]
A T CANNON Ltd [B]
John Bodman CARRINGTON [ B ][ L ]
CARRINGTON & Co [ B ][ L ]
W.H. CARRINGTON & Co [ B ][ C ]
Albert CARTER [ B ]
William CARTER (possibly) [ L ]
William Walter CASHMORE [ B ]
William Walter CASHMORE [ B ]
CATCHPOLE & WILLIAMS [ L] )
James Barber, George CATTLE II & William North [Y]
James Adam CHALK [ L ]
Robert CHANDLER [ B ]
CHAPLIN & Sons [ L]
JB CHATTERLEY & Sons Ltd [ B ][ E ][ L ]
J B CHATTERLEY & Sons Ltd [ B ]
CHAWNER & Co [ L ]
Henry CHAWNER [ L ]
Henry CHAWNER [ L ]
Mary CHAWNER [ L ]
Mary CHAWNER & George W ADAMS [ L ]
Thomas & William CHAWNER [ L ]
Thomas & William CHAWNER (possibly) [ L ]
Thomas & William CHAWNER [ L ]
George Heming and William CHAWNER [ L ]
William CHAWNER II [ L ]
William CHAWNER II [ L ]
Henry CHAWNER & John Emes [ L ]
CHELTENHAM & Co [B]
Colen Hewer CHESHIRE [ B ][ C ]
Alfred James CHESHIRE [ B ][ C ]
Charles CHESTERMAN II [ L ]
Harold CHILD [ L ]
John CHISHOLM -possibly- [ G ]
Alexander CLARK [ L ] [ S ]
Alexander CLARK & Co Limited [B][L][S]

Alexander CLARK & Co Limited [ B ][ L ]
Alfred CLARK [ L ]
Francis CLARK [ B ]
CLARK & SEWELL Ltd [ B ][ S ]
John CLARKE [ C ]
CLIFFORD Bros -possibly- [B]
John CLIFFORD (possibly) [ B ]
Stuart CLIFFORD [ L ]
John CLIFTON [ C ]
Douglas CLOCK Co Ltd [ B ]
John COAKLEY [ C ]
Frank COBB & Co Ltd [ S ]
COCKS & BETTRIDGE [ B ]
A COGHILL [ G ]
William COGHILL [ G ]
Albert COHEN & Charles Solomon [B][S]
COHEN & CHARLES -Albert Cohen & Charles Soloman- [ C ]
Theodor COHN for Asher & Co [ L ]
Ebenezer COKER [ L ]
Stephen COLEMAN [ L ]
COLLETT & ANDERSON [ L ]
J COLLYER Ltd [ B ])
COLLINGWOOD & Co [ L ]
COLLINGWOOD & Co [ L ]
Daniel George COLLINS [ S ]
W H COLLINS & Co [ G ]
COLLINS & COOK [ B ][ C ][ S ]
Johannes COMBRINK [CAPE]
Charles & Richard COMYNS [ L ]
Richard COMYNS [ L ]
William COMYNS [ B ][ L ]
Joseph COOK & Son Ltd [ B ][ C ][ L ]
Charles COOKE [ L ]
Elizabeth COOKE [ L ]
Richard COOKE [ L ]
Isaac COOKSON [ N ]
COOPER Brothers [ S ]
COOPER BROS & Sons [S]
H.J. COOPER & Co Ltd [ B ][ C ][ L ]
Robert COOPER [ L ]
CONSTANTINE & FLOYD [ B ]
CONSTANTINE & FLOYD LTD [ B ]
Thomas COOKE II & Richard Gurney or Richard Gurney & Co [ S ]

COOPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY Ltd [B][C]
John CORFIELD [ B ]
William Richard CORKE [ L ]
Augustine COURTAULD [ L ]
Louisa COURTAULD & George Cowles [L]
Samuel COURTAULD I [ L ]
Frederick COURTHOPE [ L ]
COURTMAN SILVER Ltd [ B ][ L ]
Louisa Coultauld & George COWLES [L]
John Yeomans COWLISHAW [ S ]
Joseph CRADDOCK [ L ]
Joseph CRADDOCK & William K. Reid [ L ]
John CRAMER [ L ]
Matthew CRAW [ E ]
James CRAWFORD [ N ]
Saint Arnaud CREAKE [ S ]
Sebastian CRESPEL II [ L ]
Paul CRESPIN [ L ]
James & Nathaniel CRESWICK -T.J. & N. Creswick [ L ][ S ]
CRESWICK & Co -Thomas, James & Nathaniel Creswick- [ S]
James CRITCHLEY [ C ]
David CRICHTON RAIT [ E ][ G ][ S ]
George CRICHTON [Perth][ E ]
Lionel Alfred CRICHTON -Crichton Brothers / Crichton & Co- [ C ][ L ]
J. CRICHTON & Co - possibly - [E]
James CRICHTON [ G ]
George & Michael CRICHTON [ E ]
William CRIPPS [ L ]
CRISFORD & NORRIS [ B ][ C ] )
Frederick CROCKFORD & Charles Hickson - Mappin Brothers [ S ]
E. CROFTON [ D ]
CRONIN & WHEELER [ B] )
Wheeler & CRONIN -Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin- [ B ]
CROPP & FARR [ B ][ C ] [ L ]
Richard CROSSLEY [ L ]
Richard CROSSLEY & George Smith IV [ L ]
John CROUCH [ L ]
John CROUCH I & Thomas Hannam [ L ]
Joseph CULLEN [ D ]
William CUMMINS [ D ]
George CUNNINGHAM [ E ]
William CUNNINGHAM II - possibly- [ E ]
William & Patrick CUNNINGHAM [ E ]
Joseph CUTLER [C]

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
BRITISH SILVER MAKERS: MARKS, HISTORY AND INFORMATION
Adie & Lovekin mark Asprey & Co mark Atkin Brothers mark Barker Brothers mark E. Barnard & Sons mark Hester Bateman mark Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd mark Charles Boyton & Son mark Thomas Bradbury & Sons mark Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co mark
Adie & Lovekin
Asprey & Co
Atkin Brothers
Barker Brothers
E.Barnard & Sons
Bateman
Boardman Glossop & Co
Charles Boyton & Son
T. Bradbury & Sons
Alexander Clark
Daniel & Arter mark Deykin & Sons mark James Dixon & Sons mark Elkington hallmark Garrard & Co Ltd mark Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co mark Hamilton & Inches mark Harrison Brothers & Howson mark Hayne & Cater mark Hukin & Heath Ltd mark
Daniel & Arter
Deykin & Sons
J.Dixon & Sons
Elkington
Garrard & Co Ltd
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd
Hamilton & Inches
Harrison Br. & Howson
Hayne & Cater
Hukin & Heath
William Hutton & Sons Ltd mark Mappin & Webb mark Martin Hall & Co mark Robert Pringle & Sons mark Roberts & Belk mark John Round & Son Ltd mark Sibray, Hall & Co mark George Unite & Sons mark Wakely & Wheeler mark Walker & Hall mark
W.Hutton & Sons
Mappin & Webb
Martin, Hall & Co
Robert Pringle
Roberts & Belk
John Round & Son Ltd
Sibray, Hall & Co Ltd
George Unite & Sons
Wakely & Wheeler
Walker & Hall
Henry Wilkison & Co mark Josiah Williams & Co mark Horace Woodward & Co Ltd mark . . . . . . .
H.Wilkinson & Co
Josiah Williams & Co
H.Woodward & Co
 . . . . . . .
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
London town mark Sheffield town mark Birmingham town mark Newcastle town mark Dublin town mark Edinburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver 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 (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
London date letter 'a'
A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
Sovereign head: duty mark from 1784 to 1890
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