HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: GM - GR
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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GM&S mark, not identified, Sheffield 1933
GM&S
not identified,
Sheffield 1933 hallmark
G.M.Co mark, Gorham Manufacturing Co, Birmingham 1938 G.M.Co mark, Gorham Manufacturing Co, Birmingham import mark 1905
G.M.Co into an indented rectangle
Gorham Manufacturing Co,
Birmingham 1938 hallmark


Birmingham 1905 import hallmark
G.M.Co mark, G. Mills & Co, Birmingham 1938
G.M.Co
G. Mills & Co,
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
G MH mark, George McHattie & Co, Edinburgh 1809
G MH
George McHattie,
Edinburgh 1809 hallmark
GMJ mark, Josiah Williams & Co -George Maudsley Jackson-, London 1895 GMJ mark, Josiah Williams & Co -George Maudsley Jackson-, London 1895
GMJ
Josiah Williams & Co -George Maudsley Jackson-,
St Augustine's Parade, Bristol
London 1895 hallmark
G.N over R.H into a shield mark, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Birmingham 1911 G.N over R.H into a shield mark, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Birmingham 1911 G.N over R.H into a shield mark, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester 1905
G.N over R.H into a shield
George Nathan & Ridley Hayes,
Birmingham 1911 hallmark



Chester 1905 hallmark
G of H mark, George Henry Hart - 'Guild of Handicraft', London 1942
G of H
George Henry Hart - 'Guild of Handicraft',
George Henry Hart (1882-1973) was one of the silversmiths working with Charles Ashbee and the original Guild of Handicraft. In 1912 he took over the workshops obtaining his success in the 1926 and 1927 Goldsmith's Company competitions. He was made a Freeman in 1929 and was joined in 1930 by his son, Henry. Now George Hart's grandson, David Hart, continues the work of the Guild of Handicraft.
London 1942 hallmark
GP mark, George Piercy, London 1820
GP
George Piercy,
London 1820 hallmark
G P into an indented chamfered rectangle mark, Septimus Louis Platnauer trading as Gertrude Platnauer, Chester 1938
G P into an indented chamfered rectangle
Septimus Louis Platnauer trading as Gertrude Platnauer,
51 Vyse Street, Birmingham. Mark entered 1938, other similar marks entered from 1912
Chester 1938 hallmark
GP&S into four conjoined octagons mark, G. Payne & Son, Birmingham 1930
GP&S into four conjoined octagons
G. Payne & Son,
The firm was founded in Wallingford in 1790 by John Payne in 1790. Further shops were opened in Abingdon 1825, Banbury 1842 and Tunbridge Wells 1870, all run by various members of the Payne family. George Septimus Payne inherited the Abingdon shop in 1874 and moved to Oxford in 1888. Payne & Son (Goldsmiths), Oxford, started trading in January 1889 and have been at 131 High Street ever since
Birmingham 1930 hallmark
GPB without frame mark, not identified, Birmingham 1910
GPB without frame
not identified,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
GR over EB into a quatrefoil mark, George John Richards & Edward Charles Brown, London 1864
GR over EB into a quatrefoil
George John Richards & Edward Charles Brown,
London 1864 hallmark
G over R I mark, Richard & Joseph Gosling -possibly- , London c. 1760
G over R I
Richard & Joseph Gosling -possibly-,
London c. 1760 hallmark
GRISH CHUNDER DUTT into a lozenge mark, Grish, Chunder & Dutt, Bhowanipore CALCUTTA - India v.1890-1900
GRISH CHUNDER DUTT into a lozenge
Grish, Chunder & Dutt,
Bhowanipore CALCUTTA - India v.1890-1900 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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