HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: G& - GB
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& Co into two conjoineed circles mark, not identified , Birmingham 1918 C& Co into two conjoineed circles mark, C.Griffiths & Co, Birmingham 1918
G& Co into two conjoined circles
C.Griffiths & Co
Birmingham 1918 hallmark
G & Co over Ld into a trefoil mark, Gibson & Co Ltd , Sheffield 1919
G & Co over Ld into a trefoil
Gibson & Co Ltd
Donegal Place, Belfast
Sheffield 1919 hallmark
G & Co over Ld into a trefoil mark, Garrard & Co Ltd , Sheffield 1985 G & Co over Ld into a trefoil mark, Garrard & Co Ltd , London 1965 G & Co over Ld into a trefoil mark, Garrard & Co Ltd , Sheffield 1977, Britannia and Queen Elisabeth II silver Jubilee mark G & Co over Ld into a trefoil mark, Garrard & Co Ltd , Birmingham 1962
G & Co over Ld into a trefoil
Garrard & Co Ltd
Regent Street, London
Sheffield 1985 hallmark



London 1965 hallmark






Sheffield 1977 hallmark
Britannia Standard and Queen Elisabeth II silver Jubilee mark


Birmingham 1962 hallmark

A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
G&MC mark, George & Michael Crichton, Edinburgh 1864
G&MC
George & Michael Crichton
Edinburgh 1864 hallmark
G & S Co over LTD into a trefoil shape mark, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London 1930
G&S Co over Ltd into a trefoil shape
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company,
London 1930 hallmark
A large business of retail jewellers and silversmiths established in 1880 at 112 Regent Street, London. The original partners were William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman. In 1898 the firm converted into a limited liablity company under the style Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd. The firm was amalgamated in 1952 in Garrard & Co Ltd.
GA mark, George Adams, London 1877
G A into two circles
Chawner & Co -George William Adams-,
Hosier Street, London
London 1877 hallmark
G B mark, George Bedingham , London import mark 1905
GB
George Bedingham
George Bedingham was firstly quoted in the partnership of George Bedingham and James Edgar Hay under the style Bedingham & Hay at Paternoster House. The partnership was dissolved in 1899 and George Bedingham continued business in his own name. Further mentions of the firm were found in a 1907 illustrated advertising of miniature coach and horses and two decorative boxes, one with portraits of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the other with dancing peasants in the manner of Tenier.... and in 1920 when it was quoted as G. Bedingham & Co, silversmiths, cutlers, etc. George Bedingham registered marks at the London Assay Office in 1899 (two marks), 1901, 1902, 1905 and 1910 (two marks) (from John Culme's Directory of London Silversmiths)- courtesy Les Salvage/ASCAS
London import mark 1905
G.B mark, George Boots, Aberdeen 1800-1825
G.B
George Boots
Aberdeen 1800-1825 hallmark
G B into two outlines mark, George Boot, Birmingham 1936
G B into two outlines
George Boot
Birmingham 1936 hallmark
G B &a Co into four circles mark, G Bryan & Co , Birmingham 1909 G B &a Co into four circles mark, G Bryan & Co , Birmingham 1909
G B & Co into four circles
G Bryan & Co
Birmingham 1909 hallmark


Birmingham 1944 hallmark
G B over & S into an oval mark, George Betjenmann & Sons, London 1909
G B over & S into an oval
George Betjenmann & Sons
The firm was founded in 1851 by George Betjenmann and became George Betjenmann & Sons in 1858 (the sons were George William and John). The firm was converted into a Ltd in 1909 and in 1939 was purchased by Puddefoot, Bowers & Simonett Ltd.
London 1909 hallmark
G.B.Ld into a double pointed oval mark, George Butler & Co, Sheffield 1916
G.B.Ld into a double pointed oval
George Butler & Co
The firm was founded in 1681 and in 1922 was active in its Trinity Works in Sheffield with Showroom at 62 Holborn Viaduct, London. George Butler & Co Ltd had a wide range of patterns of stainless, silver plate and sterling silver flatware
Sheffield 1916 hallmark
G B over & S into a shield mark, not identified, Sheffield 1933
G B over & S into a shield
not identified
Sheffield 1933 hallmark
GBD into an oval mark, Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, London (import) 1910 GBD into an oval mark, Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, London (import) 1910
GBD into an oval
Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger
The firm was founded in 1850 in Paris (France)
London (import) 1910 hallmark
GC mark, George Cunningham, Edinburgh 1855
GC
George Cunningham
Edinburgh 1855 hallmark
G.D.R in a chamfered rectangle mark, George D Rattray, Glasgow 1915
G.D.R in a chamfered rectangle
George D Rattray,
Dundee
Glasgow 1915 hallmark
G.E mark, George Elder, Glasgow 1847
G.E
George Elder
Glasgow 1847 hallmark
GE & S mark, George Edward & Son, Glasgow 1871
GE & S
George Edward & Son
Buchanan Street, Glasgow
Glasgow 1871 hallmark
GEC mark,George Edward Gee -possibly-, Birmingham 1910
G.E.G
George Edward Gee
58 Tenby Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1900 hallmark
G.E.H mark, George Ernest Hawkins, Birmingham 1901 - courtesy Johnboy's Antiques Emporium
G.E.H
George Ernest Hawkins
Birmingham 1901 hallmark
G.E.W mark, G E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton-, Birmingham 1900
G.E.W
G E Walton & Co Ltd -George Edwin Walton-
Birmingham 1900 hallmark
GF mark, George Fenwick , Edinburgh 1809
GF
George Fenwick
Edinburgh 1809 hallmark
G F into two conjoined circles mark, George Ferris, Exeter 1828
G F into two conjoined circles
George Ferris
Exeter 1828 hallmark
GF in script into a shield mark, not identified, Malta 1834
GF in script into a shield
not identified
Malta 1834 hallmark
GF mark, George Fox, London 1847
GF
George Fox
London 1904 hallmark
G.F.B mark,George Frank Bickerton (possibly), Birmingham 1923
G.F.B
George Frank Bickerton (possibly)
Birmingham 1923 hallmark
G.F.P mark,George Frederick Pinnell, London 1847
G.F.P
George Frederick Pinnell
London 1847 hallmark
G.F.W &S into a sort of oblong shield mark, G F Westwood & Sons, Birmingham 1918
G.F.W &S into a sort of oblong shield
G F Westwood & Sons
mark entered in 1912
Birmingham 1918 hallmark
GG, George Gray mark struck over Peter and Anne Bateman
GG
George Gray struck over Peter and Anne Bateman
London 1795 hallmark
GG into an oval mark, George Guest , London 1878
GG into an oval
George Guest
London 1878 hallmark
GG into two conjoined circles mark, Gustave Guilaudet, London 1880
GG into two conjoined circles
 Gustave Guilaudet
London 1880 hallmark
GG mark, George Gray,London 1901
GG
 George Gray
London 1901 hallmark
GG into an oval mark, George Gilliam, London 1906
GG into an oval
George Gilliam
London 1906 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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