HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING
WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS
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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS
ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF SILVER MAKERS MARKS
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| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES |
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J.T & S
John Thompson & Sons,
Business established in tha late 1860s in London by John Shield Thompson. The style was changed
to John Thompson & Son and then to John Thompson & Sons. They are listed as wholesale jewellers at 31 Clerkenwell Road, London until 1916
Sheffield 1913 hallmark |
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J.V
James Vickery
London 1868 hallmark
4 Woodbridge Street, Clerkwell (1851), 20 King Square, Goswell Road (1855) and 11 Lavers Road, Stoke Nowington (1880) |
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J.WH into a rectangle
John & William Howden
the partnership of James (father) and William (son) Howden lasted from 1809 to 1821. William was apprenticed to Robert Hamilton but completed his apprentice with J. Mackay, becoming freemen in 1816. This mark is often coupled with that of Alexander Henderson (AH) and J Hay
Edinburgh 1812 hallmark |
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JWH over JTH into a quatrefoil
Jonathan Wilson Hukin & John Thomas Heath
The firm of manufacturing silversmiths and electroplaters was founded in Birmingham in 1855 (Imperial Works, Great Charles Street).
The mark was entered in London in 1879 where was active a showroom at Charterhouse Street, Holborn.
In 1885 the firm was transformed in Hukin & Heath. It is well known for silver and electroplate produced under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Dresser
London 1879 hallmark |
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J.W.T into three circles
J W Tiptaft & Son Ltd
Founded in 1882 by James Walter Tiptaft who went in partnership with his son Norman in 1909.
The firm was sold to Blanckensee in the late 1930s.
Birmingham 1934 hallmark + King's Jubilee mark |
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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
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MORE on the tutorial:
HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS
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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