HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: CG - CL
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.G mark, Charles Gibson, London 1834
C.G
Charles Gibson,
London 1834 hallmark
C.G into a chamfered rectangle mark, Charles Gordon, London 1834
C.G into a chamfered rectangle
Charles Gordon,
36 Southampton Street, Pentonville. Mark entered in 1828
London 1834 hallmark
CH mark,Charles Hougham, London 1787
CH
Charles Hougham,
London 1787 hallmark
C.H into a cut corners rectangle mark, Charles, Alfred Henry & Francis Herbert Westwood trading as Charles Harrold & Co, Chester 1926
C.H into a cut corners rectangle
Charles, Alfred Henry & Francis Herbert Westwood trading as Charles Harrold & Co,
2 and 3 St. Paul's Square, Birmingham
Chester 1926 hallmark
C.H mark, Charles Horner, Chester 1926
C.H
Charles Horner,
Chester 1926 hallmark
C over H B into a trefoil mark, C H Beatson , Sheffield 1936
C over H B into a trefoil
C H Beatson ,
Sheffield 1936 hallmark
CHELTENHAM mark, Cheltenham & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1949
CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham & Co Ltd,
A division of National Silver Company, New York
Birmingham 1949 hallmark
CHJ & Co into an oval mark, not identified , London 1928
CHJ & Co into an oval
not identified ,
London 1928 hallmark
CH over JE into a quatrefoil mark, Hawksworth, Eyre & Co -Charles Hawksworth & John Eyre-, Sheffield 1892
CH over JE into a quatrefoil
Hawksworth, Eyre & Co -Charles Hawksworth & John Eyre-,
Sheffield 1892 hallmark
C.H.T into three conjoined circles mark, Charles Douglas Richard Hanbury -Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley, London 1908
C.H.T into three conjoined circles
Charles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley,
The son of Charles, 2nd Baron Sudeley. Born 1840, died 1922
London 1908 hallmark
CJF into a rectangle mark,Charles James Fox, London 1899 CJF into a rectangle mark,Charles James Fox, London 1899
CJF into a rectangle
Charles James Fox,
Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London
London 1899 hallmark
CJR under a crown into a clover mark, Christian John Reid, Newcastle 1876
CJR under a crown into a clover
Christian John Reid,
Newcastle 1876 hallmark
CJV over Ld in script into a trefoil mark, C J Vander Ltd, London 1947 CJV over Ld in script into a trefoil mark, C J Vander Ltd, Sheffield 1998
CJV over Ld in script into a trefoil
C J Vander Ltd,
14a St. Cross Street

London 1947 hallmark



Sheffield 1998 hallmark
CL mark, Charles Lias, London 1839
CL
Charles Lias,
London 1839 hallmark
C.L &S mark, Chester 1899 C.L &S mark, Birmingham 1911
C.L &S into an oval
Charles Lyster & Son
Chester 1899 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark
C.L.S mark, London 1919
C.L.S
not identified ,
London 1919 hallmark
CM mark, Charles Marsh, Dublin 1829
CM
Charles Marsh,
Dublin 1829 hallmark
CM into an oval mark, Charles Marsh, London 1899
CM into an oval
Charles Leopold Maas trading as Charles Maas & Co,
1a Aldermanbury Avenue, London
London 1899 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
CM into a rectangle mark, Charles May, London 1946
CM into a rectangle
Charles May,
London 1946 hallmark
C.M into a thin rectangle mark, Charles Maas, London 1884
C.M into a thin rectangle
Charles Maas
Charles Maas in partnership with Marcus Maas traded as Charles Maas & Co at 13 Crescent, London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
London 1884 hallmark
CME mark, not identified, Birmingham import mark 1977
CME
not identified,
Birmingham import mark 1977 hallmark
CNL mark, Christopher Lawrence, London 1969
CNL
Christopher Lawrence,
London 1969 hallmark
CO under a device with three dots over two circles and a blossom mark, Robert Cooper, London 1709
CO under a device with three dots over two circles and a blossom
Robert Cooper,
London 1709 hallmark
CO under a fleur de lys mark, Augustine Courtauld, London 1722
CO under a fleur de lys
Augustine Courtauld,
London 1722 hallmark
C.P&Co into two conjioned ovals mark, Charles Perry & Co , Chester 1929
C.P&Co into two conjoned ovals
Charles Perry & Co ,
Chester 1929 hallmark
CPB mark, Charles Penny Brown, Birmingham 1907 CPB mark, Charles Penny Brown, Birmingham 1907
CPB
Charles Penny Brown,
Birmingham 1907 hallmark
C.P.S. mark, Birmingham 1966
C.P.S.
not identified
Birmingham 1966 hallmark
CR mark, Christian Ker Reid, Newcastle 1815c.
CR
Christian Ker Reid,
Newcastle 1815c. hallmark
CR mark, Charles Robb , Edinburgh 1822
CR
Charles Robb ,
Edinburgh 1822 hallmark
with M & S mark of the retailer Marshall & Sons
CR over DR over CR into an oblong curved outline mark, Reid & Sons -Christian Ker Reid, David Reid & Christian Bruce Reid, Newcastle 1841
CR over DR over CR into an oblong curved outline
Reid & Sons -Christian Ker Reid, David Reid & Christian Bruce Reid,
Newcastle 1841 hallmark
CR over GS into a quatrefoil mark, Charles Reily & George Storer, London 1828
CR over GS into a quatrefoil
Charles Reily & George Storer,
London 1828 hallmark
CRICHTON mark, George Crichton, Perth 1856
CRICHTON
George Crichton,
Edinburgh 1856 hallmark
CR over WS mark, Charles Rawlings & William Summers, London 1841
CR over WS
Charles Rawlings & William Summers,
London 1841 hallmark
CS over & over Hs into a trefoil mark, C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd, London 1908
CS over & over Hs into a trefoil
C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd ,
entered 1904
London 1908 hallmark
CS into two conjoined circles mark, not identified, London 1975
CS into two conjoined circles
not identified,
London 1975 hallmark
CS FS into two separate rectangles mark, Cornelius Saunders & Frank- Shepherd, London 1898 (courtesy http://www.argentinglesi.com/)
CS FS into two separate rectangles
Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd,
entered 1888
London 1898 hallmark
Saunders & Sheperd was founded in London by Cornelius Desormeaux Sanders Sr and James Francis Hollings Sheperd (1869). Became Saunders & Sheperd Ltd in 1899 and and Saunders, Sheperd & Co Ltd in 1916. Active at Bartlett's Building-Holborn Circus, London (1873-1902)
CS star FS mark, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings -Frank- Shepherd, London 1910 CS star FS mark, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings -Frank- Shepherd, Birmingham 1898
CS star FS
Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings -Frank- Shepherd,
London 1910 hallmark


Birmingham 1898 hallmark
mark first registered in 1893.
CSG over & Co into a shield mark, Charles S Green & Co, Birmingham 1957
CSG over &Co into a shield
Charles S Green & Co ,
Birmingham 1957 hallmark
Business established in 1905 by Charles S. Green, son and brother of the managers of Charles Green & Son. He was assisted in the business by his wife Winifred, a talented artist who designed all the firm's early patterns. The firm moved in 1907 to Cogent Works, 54 St.Paul's Square and in 1982 to a new factory at Lionel Street, Birmingham
C.S.H mark, Charles Stuart Harris, London 1893
C.S.H
Charles Stuart Harris,
London 1893 hallmark
CS over H into a trefoil mark, Charles Stuart Harris, London 1892
C.S over H into a trefoil
Charles Stuart Harris,
London 1892 hallmark
CTF over GF mark, Charles Thomas Fox and George Fox, London 1856 CTF over GF mark, Charles Thomas Fox and George Fox, London 1856
CTF over GF
Charles Thomas Fox and George Fox,
London 1856 hallmark
CT over I.W mark, Carden Terry & Jane Williams , Cork 1807 c. CT over I.W mark, Carden Terry & Jane Williams , Cork 1812 c.
CT over I.W
Carden Terry & Jane Williams ,

Cork 1807 c. hallmark




Cork 1812 c. hallmark
C.T.M mark, Charles T Maine - Jersey- , London 1899
C.T.M
Charles T Maine - Jersey- ,
London 1899 hallmark
C over T.W over W into an oval mark, Thomas Whipham II & Charles Wright, London 1761
C over T.W over W into an oval
Thomas Whipham II & Charles Wright,
London 1761 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
CW mark, Charles Wright, London 1772
CW
Charles Wright,
London 1772 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
CW into two conjoined circles mark, Charles Wallis, London 1855
CW into two conjoined circles
Charles Wallis,
London 1855 hallmark
C.W mark, Charles Wilkes, Birmingham 1931
C.W
Charles Wilkes,
Mott Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1931 hallmark
CW&S mark, Charles Westwood & Sons, Birmingham 1904, image courtesy Robert Massart
CW&S
Charles Westwood & Sons,
Hall Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1904 hallmark
CW Co mark, Cronin & Wheeler, Birmingham 1847
CWCo
Cronin & Wheeler,
Birmingham 1847 hallmark
C.W.F mark, Charles William Fletcher, Sheffield 1913
C.W.F
Charles William Fletcher,
Sterling Works, Bramhall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield 1913 hallmark
CWQ mark, Charles William Quesnel, Jersey
CWQ
Charles William Quesnel,
Jersey
CWS Ld mark, Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd, Chester 1934
CWS Ld
Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd,
Chester 1934
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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