English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification GS-GGZ

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	GS in script into a rectangle George Smith III, mark entered in 1774. Note Duty Drawback mark claimed when the spoon was exported London 1784 hallmark
	GS George Smith V, London 1791 hallmark
	GS George Stockwell for Stockwell & Co Ltd, an importer active as foreign and general shipping agent in London, Birmingham, Manchester and other British and foreign towns. London 1925 hallmark
	GS and English pseudo hallmarks George Savage Canada c.1830-1850 mark
	GSG over & Co Charles S. Green & Company , Birmingham 1957 hallmark
	GS over WF into a square George Smith III & William Fearn , entered 1786 London 1794 hallmark
	G.T George Turner, Exeter 1811 hallmark
	G.T over T.B into a square George Turner & Thomas William Biddell, entered 1820 London 1820 hallmark

	GU into a shield George Unite, Caroline Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1857 hallmark Sheffield 1858 hallmark
	GU into a chamfered rectangle George Unite, Birmingham 1916 hallmark Chester 1898 hallmark
	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 George Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd, Birmingham 1932 hallmark
	G.V&Co into a chamfered oblong rectangle Gourdel Vales & Co, Business established in Paris in 1820 by Constant Valès (until 1865), continued as Gourdel Vales & Co (1865-1930) and Gourdel Vales & Co Ltd (until 1939). Great Marlborough Street, London Birmingham 1916 hallmark
	GvBH into an oblong rectangle Geraldine von Bethmann-Hollweg, London 1996 hallmark

	G.W into a rectangle under a crown George Wickes, London 1737 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....
	GW gothic under a crown George Wickes , London 1743 hallmark London 1745 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....
	GW into an oval George Wintle, London 1804 hallmark
	GW into a rectangle George Wintle, London 1819 hallmark
	GW Gervase Wheeler , Birmingham 1838 hallmark

	GW in script George Whiting , London 1859 hallmark
	GW into a rectangle George Wish (possibly), Sheffield 1892 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	G.W into a lozenge Graham Watling, Church Street, Lacock, Wiltshire London 1972 hallmark
	G.W.H&Co G W Harvey & Co , Birmingham 1896 hallmark
	GWL&Co G W Lewis & Co , Birmingham 1945 hallmark
	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 Birmingham 1905 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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Birmingham

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Sheffield

Chester

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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 silver piece manufactured or traded in the UK. The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the Assay Office that has verified the piece

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality

Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty

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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

GS in script into a rectangle
George Smith III,
mark entered in 1774. Note Duty Drawback mark claimed when the spoon was exported
London 1784 hallmark

GS
George Smith V,
London 1791 hallmark

GS
George Stockwell for Stockwell & Co Ltd,
an importer active as foreign and general shipping agent in London, Birmingham, Manchester and other British and foreign towns.
London 1925 hallmark

GS and English pseudo hallmarks
George Savage
Canada c.1830-1850 mark

GSG over & Co
Charles S. Green & Company ,
Birmingham 1957 hallmark

GS over WF into a square
George Smith III & William Fearn ,
entered 1786
London 1794 hallmark

G.T
George Turner,
Exeter 1811 hallmark

G.T over T.B into a square
George Turner & Thomas William Biddell,
entered 1820
London 1820 hallmark

GU into a shield
George Unite,
Caroline Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1857 hallmark
Sheffield 1858 hallmark

GU into a chamfered rectangle
George Unite,
Birmingham 1916 hallmark

Chester 1898 hallmark

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
George Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd,
Birmingham 1932 hallmark

G.V&Co into a chamfered oblong rectangle
Gourdel Vales & Co,
Business established in Paris in 1820 by Constant Valès (until 1865), continued as Gourdel Vales & Co (1865-1930) and Gourdel Vales & Co Ltd (until 1939). Great Marlborough Street, London
Birmingham 1916 hallmark

GvBH into an oblong rectangle
Geraldine von Bethmann-Hollweg,
London 1996 hallmark

G.W into a rectangle under a crown
George Wickes,
London 1737 hallmark
A business still active in present days ... MORE....

GW gothic under a crown
George Wickes ,
London 1743 hallmark

London 1745 hallmark
A business still active in present days ... MORE....

GW into an oval
George Wintle,
London 1804 hallmark

GW into a rectangle
George Wintle,
London 1819 hallmark

GW
Gervase Wheeler ,
Birmingham 1838 hallmark

GW in script
George Whiting ,
London 1859 hallmark

GW into a rectangle
George Wish (possibly),
Sheffield 1892 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G.W into a lozenge
Graham Watling,
Church Street, Lacock, Wiltshire
London 1972 hallmark

G.W.H&Co
G W Harvey & Co ,
Birmingham 1896 hallmark

GWL&Co
G W Lewis & Co ,
Birmingham 1945 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

GS in script into a rectangleGeorge Smith III,mark entered in 1774. Note Duty Drawback mark claimed when the spoon was exportedLondon 1784 hallmark

GSGeorge Smith V, London 1791 hallmark

GSGeorge Stockwell for Stockwell & Co Ltd,an importer active as foreign and general shipping agent in London, Birmingham, Manchester and other British and foreign towns.London 1925 hallmark

GS and English pseudo hallmarksGeorge SavageCanada c.1830-1850 mark

GSG over & CoCharles S. Green & Company , Birmingham 1957 hallmark

GS over WF into a squareGeorge Smith III & William Fearn ,entered 1786 London 1794 hallmark

G.TGeorge Turner, Exeter 1811 hallmark

G.T over T.B into a squareGeorge Turner & Thomas William Biddell,entered 1820London 1820 hallmark

GU into a shield George Unite,Caroline Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1857 hallmarkSheffield 1858 hallmark

GU into a chamfered rectangleGeorge Unite,Birmingham 1916 hallmarkChester 1898 hallmark

GU or G.UGeorge Unite,Caroline Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1859 hallmarkChester 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 & LGeorge Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd, Birmingham 1932 hallmark

G.V&Co into a chamfered oblong rectangleGourdel Vales & Co,Business established in Paris in 1820 by Constant Valès (until 1865), continued as Gourdel Vales & Co (1865-1930) and Gourdel Vales & Co Ltd (until 1939). Great Marlborough Street, London Birmingham 1916 hallmark

GvBH into an oblong rectangleGeraldine von Bethmann-Hollweg, London 1996 hallmark

G.W into a rectangle under a crownGeorge Wickes, London 1737 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....

GW gothic under a crownGeorge Wickes , London 1743 hallmarkLondon 1745 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....

GW into an ovalGeorge Wintle, London 1804 hallmark

GW into a rectangleGeorge Wintle, London 1819 hallmark

GW Gervase Wheeler , Birmingham 1838 hallmark

GW in scriptGeorge Whiting , London 1859 hallmark

GW into a rectangleGeorge Wish (possibly), Sheffield 1892 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G.W into a lozengeGraham Watling,Church Street, Lacock, Wiltshire London 1972 hallmark

G.W.H&CoG W Harvey & Co , Birmingham 1896 hallmark

GWL&CoG W Lewis & Co , Birmingham 1945 hallmark