HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: CM - CS
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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CM mark, Charles Marsh, Dublin 1829
CM
Charles Marsh,
Dublin 1829 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 into two conjoined circles mark, not identified, London 1975
CS into two conjoined circles
not identified,
London 1975 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 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 mark, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings -Frank- Shepherd, Chester 1900
CS star FS
Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings -Frank- Shepherd,
London 1910 hallmark




Birmingham 1898 hallmark



Chester 1900 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
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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