HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: GS - GZ
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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GS mark, George Smith V, London 1791
GS
George Smith V,
London 1791 hallmark
GS mark, George Stockwell , London 1919
GS
George Stockwell ,
London 1919hallmark
GS and English pseudo hallmarks mark, George Savage, Canada c.1830-1850 mark
GS and English pseudo hallmarks
George Savage
Canada c.1830-1850 mark
GS over FB mark, George Smith III & William Fearn , London 1794
GS over FB into a square
George Smith III & William Fearn ,
entered 1786
London 1794 hallmark
GSG over & Co mark, Charles S. Green & Company , Birmingham 1957
GSG over & Co
Charles S. Green & Company ,
Birmingham 1957 hallmark
G.T mark, George Turner, Exeter 1811
G.T
George Turner,
Exeter 1811 hallmark
GU mark, George Unite, Birmingham 1857
GU into a shield
George Unite,
Caroline Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1857 hallmark
GU into a chamfered rectangle mark, George Unite, Birmingham 1916 GU into a chamfered rectangle mark, George Unite, Chester 1898
GU into a chamfered rectangle
George Unite,
Birmingham 1916 hallmark



Chester 1898 hallmark
G.U mark, George Unite, Birmingham 1859 GU mark, George Unite (possibly), Chester 1913
GU or G.U
George Unite,
Caroline Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1859 hallmark


Chester 1913 hallmark
Business established in 1825 in Birmingham by George Unite. The firm was listed as George Unite & Sons (1865-1928) and as George Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd from 1928
G.U.S& L mark, George Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd, Birmingham 1932
G.U.S & L
George Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd,
Birmingham 1932 hallmark
G.W into a rectangle under a crown mark, George Wickes, London 1737
G.W into a rectangle under a crown
George Wickes,
London 1737 hallmark
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GW gothic under a crown mark, George Wickes , London 1743 GW gothic under a crown mark, George Wickes, London 1745
GW gothic under a crown
George Wickes ,
London 1743 hallmark







London 1745 hallmark
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GW into an oval mark, George Wintle, London 1804 GW into an oval mark, George Wintle, London 1804
GW
George Wintle,
London 1804 hallmark
GW mark, George Wintle, London 1819
GW into a rectangle
George Wintle,
London 1819 hallmark
GW mark, Gervase Wheeler, London 1838 GW mark, Gervase Wheeler, Birmingham 1838
GW
Gervase Wheeler ,
Birmingham 1838 hallmark
GW in script mark, George Whiting , London 1859
GW in script
George Whiting ,
London 1859 hallmark
G.W.H&Co mark, G W Harvey & Co , Birmingham 1896
G.W.H&Co
G W Harvey & Co ,
Birmingham 1896 hallmark
GWL&Co mark, G W Lewis & Co, Birmingham 1945
GWL&Co
G W Lewis & Co ,
Birmingham 1945 hallmark
Gy&Co mark, Grey & Co , Chester 1913 Gy&Co mark, Grey & Co , London 1901
Gy&Co into a chamfered oblong rectangle
Grey & Co,
The firm was founded in London by William Grey in 1876 and from 1886 to 1936 was active under the style of Grey & Co.
Grey & Co was noted for their novelties in silver and supplied retail establishments such as Asprey & Co (London) and P. Orr & Sons (Madras, Rangoon & Calcutta).
Chester 1913 hallmark
London 1901 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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