HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: IH - IL
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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IH mark, not identified, Guernesey 1730-1780 c.
IH
not identified,
uninscribed Channell Islands maker (also JH) - ref. Channel Islands Silver, pag. 66, table 34
Guernesey 1730-1780 c. hallmark
IH mark, John Harris, London 1823
IH
John Harris,
London 1823 hallmark
I over I.D over M mark, Jabez Daniel & James Mince , London 1770
I over I.D over M
Jabez Daniel & James Mince ,
London 1770 hallmark
IK over a rose between two pellets mark, not identified, London 2nd half 17th century
IK over a rose between two pellets
not identified,
London 2nd half 17th century hallmark
IK into a rectangle mark, Jasper Kelly, London 1779
IK into a rectangle
Jasper Kelly,
145 Strand, London - entered 6 May 1779
London 1779 hallmark
I.K into a chamfered rectangle mark, John King, London 1783 - courtesy Johnboy's Antiques Emporium
I.K into a chamfered rectangle
John King,
Mark entered 1775
London 1783 hallmark
IL mark, John Littlewood, Sheffield 1828 - courtesy Johnboy's Antiques Emporium
IL
John Littlewood,
West Bargreen Worshops
Sheffield 1828 hallmark
IL mark, John Lias, London 1808
IL
John Lias,
a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more....
London 1808 hallmark
IL mark, John Lias, London 1813
IL
John Lias,
a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more....
London 1813 hallmark
IL into a shield mark, Isadore Leapman , Birmingham 1908
IL into a shield
Isadore Leapman ,
Birmingham 1908 hallmark
I.L under a circle mark, John Langlands I, Newcastle 1757
I.L under a circle
John Langlands I,
Newcastle 1757 hallmark
I.L mark, John Lambe, London 1782
I.L into a rectangle
John Lambe,
London 1782 hallmark
I.L into an oval mark, John Lambe, London 1784
I.L into an oval
John Lambe,
London 1784 hallmark
I.L mark, Jan Lotter, Cape Colony 1815 c.
I.L
Jan Lotter,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Possibly Johannes Matthias Lotter (1759) son of Johannes Casparus Lotter (1737). Activity documented 1813/1817
Cape Colony 1815 c. hallmark
I.L.B mark, James Le Bas, Dublin 1831
I.L.B
James Le Bas,
Dublin 1831 hallmark
I.L C mark, not identified, London 1868
I.L C
not identified,
London 1868 hallmark
IL over HL over CL mark, John & Henry & Charles Lias, London 1828
IL over HL over CL
John & Henry & Charles Lias
a predecessor of Wakely & Wheeler....more....
London 1828 hallmark
I.L over I.R mark, John Langlands I & John Robertson , Newcastle 1812
I.L over I.R
John Langlands I & John Robertson
Newcastle 1812 hallmark (imported silver)
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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