HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: DM - DZ
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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D.M&Co mark, Davis, Moss & Co , Birmingham 1907
D.M&Co
Davis, Moss & Co,
Birmingham 1907 hallmark
DMcD mark, Donald -or David?- McDonald , Glasgow 1833
DMcD
Donald -or David?- McDonald
Glasgow 1833 hallmark
DP mark, Douglas Pell Silverware, Birmingham 1996
DP
Douglas Pell Silverware,
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1972, carries a large range of silver and silver-plated giftware in the UK. It is the silver giftware supplier to Harrods and other prestigious names world-wide, including Asprey & Garrard, Royal Palaces, Liberty, Fortnum & Mason, Goldsmiths. Its 'Yeoman of England company' (established 1897) concentrates on making silver plated items, both in giftware and tableware.
Birmingham 1996 hallmark
DR mark, Daniel Robertson, Glasgow 1847
DR
Daniel Robertson,
Glasgow 1847 hallmark
D.R.M into three conjoined cartouches mark, not identified, London 2004
D.R.M into three conjoined cartouches
not identified,
London 2004 hallmark
D 'star' S mark, James Dixon & Sons -possibly-, Birmingham 1848
D 'star' S
James Dixon & Sons -possibly-,
Birmingham 1848 hallmark
DS&S mark, David Sutton & Sons, London 1948
DS&S
David Sutton & Sons,
London 1948 hallmark
DU over NH mark, Duncan Urquhart & Naphtali Hart, London 1795
DU over NH
Duncan Urquhart & Naphtali Hart,
London 1795 hallmark
DW over JW mark, Daniel & John Wellby, London 1906 DW over JW mark, Daniel & John Wellby, London 1891
DW over JW
Daniel & John Wellby

London 1906 hallmark


London 1891 hallmark
founded in 1827 by Joseph Clement and John Wellby. The business was continued by Daniel and John Wellby at 57 King Street, Soho Square and later to Garrick Street, Covent Garden. The firm was converted in 1896 into a limited liability company under the style of D & J Wellby Ltd.
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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