English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification AH

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MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MAKER'S AND SPONSOR'S MARKS: AH

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	AH Alexander Henderson, apprentice of James Hewitt in 1785. Freeman in 1792. Died 1837. Held as apprentices James Munro (freeman 1806), John Laurie (freeman 1821), Samuel Weir (freeman 1847), Patrick Sutherland (freeman 1839) Edinburgh 1798 hallmark
	AH in script Alexander Henderson Edinburgh 1816 hallmark with WH mark of William Hannay (possibly) Edinburgh 1823 hallmark with JH mark of John Henderson

	A.H into an oval Aaron Hatfield & Sons, Pepper Alley - Sheffield entered April 1823 Sheffield 1822 hallmark
	A.H Alexander Hewat, mark entered 3.11.1810 London 1827 hallmark
	A.H Aaron Hadfield or Ashforth & Harthorn , Sheffield 1850 hallmark
	A.H into an oval Martin Bros & Co, entered May 1846 Sheffield c. 1850 hallmark
	A.H into an oval Arthur Harris, entered 1897 Birmingham 1911 hallmark

	A.H and English pseudo-hallmarks Anselm Hardy, a Canada silversmith Quebec 1853-1854 mark
	A over HT into a heart Albert H Thompson Sheffield 1913 hallmark

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ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
BRITISH MAKER'S MARKS AA
AE AF
AZ BA
BZ CA
CH CK
CZ DA
DZ EA
EZ FA
FZ GA
GZ HA
HG HH
HZ IA
IG IH
IZ JA
JC JD
JH JJ
JP JQ
JS

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
BRITISH MAKER'S MARKS JT
JZ KA
LZ MA
MZ NA
PA PB
PZ QA
RH RK
RZ SA
SG SH
SZ TA
TH TI
TZ UA
WB WC
WF WG
WL WM
WS WT
ZZ

IMAGES A&
AC AD
AK AL
AZ B&
BB BC
BO BP
BZ C&
CA CB
CC CD
CF CG
CL CM
CS CT
CZ D&
DB DC
DL DM
DZ E&
EA EB
ED EE
EH EI
EO EP
EZ F&
FD FE
FJ FK
FZ G&
GB GC
GG GH
GL GM
GR GS
GZ

IMAGES H&
H& HA
HB HC
HE HF
HL HM
HU HV
HZ I&
IG IH
IL IM
IZ J&
JA JB
JC JD
JG JH
JK JL
JQ JR
JR JS
JS JT
JZ KA
KZ L&
LB LC
LZ M&
MB MC
MI MJ
MZ N&
NZ OA
OZ P&
PK PL
PZ QA
QZ

IMAGES R&
RB RC
RG RH
RK RL
RQ RR
RZ S&
SB SC
SI SJ
SR SS
SZ T&
TC TD
TG TH
TN TO
TS TT
TZ UA
UZ V&
VZ W&
WA WB
WB WC
WC WD
WE WF
WG WH
WL WM
WM WN
WR WS
WS WT
XZ YA
YZ ZA
ZZ

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

LISTING OF NAMES

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19th CENTURY

20th CENTURY

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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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THE DIRECTORY OF ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

AHAlexander Henderson,apprentice of James Hewitt in 1785. Freeman in 1792. Died 1837.Held as apprentices James Munro (freeman 1806), John Laurie (freeman 1821), Samuel Weir (freeman 1847), Patrick Sutherland (freeman 1839) Edinburgh 1798 hallmark

AH in scriptAlexander HendersonEdinburgh 1816 hallmarkwith WH mark of William Hannay (possibly) Edinburgh 1823 hallmarkwith JH mark of John Henderson

A.H into an ovalAaron Hatfield & Sons,Pepper Alley - Sheffieldentered April 1823Sheffield 1822 hallmark

A.HAlexander Hewat,mark entered 3.11.1810London 1827 hallmark

A.HAaron Hadfield or Ashforth & Harthorn , Sheffield 1850 hallmark

A.H into an ovalMartin Bros & Co,entered May 1846 Sheffield c. 1850 hallmark

A.H into an ovalArthur Harris,entered 1897Birmingham 1911 hallmark

A.H and English pseudo-hallmarks Anselm Hardy,a Canada silversmith Quebec 1853-1854 mark

A over HT into a heartAlbert H ThompsonSheffield 1913 hallmark

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 -

AH
Alexander Henderson,
apprentice of James Hewitt in 1785. Freeman in 1792. Died 1837.
Held as apprentices James Munro (freeman 1806), John Laurie (freeman 1821), Samuel Weir (freeman 1847), Patrick Sutherland (freeman 1839)
Edinburgh 1798 hallmark

AH in script
Alexander Henderson
Edinburgh 1816 hallmark
with WH mark of William Hannay (possibly)

Edinburgh 1823 hallmark
with JH mark of John Henderson

A.H into an oval
Aaron Hatfield & Sons,
Pepper Alley - Sheffield
entered April 1823
Sheffield 1822 hallmark

A.H
Alexander Hewat,
mark entered 3.11.1810
London 1827 hallmark

A.H
Aaron Hadfield or Ashforth & Harthorn ,
Sheffield 1850 hallmark

A.H into an oval
Martin Bros & Co,
entered May 1846
Sheffield c. 1850 hallmark

A.H into an oval
Arthur Harris,
entered 1897
Birmingham 1911 hallmark

A.H and English pseudo-hallmarks
Anselm Hardy,
a Canada silversmith
Quebec 1853-1854 mark

A over HT into a heart
Albert H Thompson
Sheffield 1913 hallmark

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