HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS
  created by Giorgio B. owner of
www.silvercollection.it © English home page
 home page in Italiano page d'accueil en francais
This is a page of A Small Collection of Antique Silver and Objects of vertu, a 1000 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, sheffield plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, articles, books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths (Tiffany, Gorham, Jensen, Elkington, WMF, Reed & Barton, Mappin & Webb, Bateman Family), history, oddities ...
SITE MAP - HOME PAGE
BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: L& - LB
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
(click on the photo to enlarge image)
L&A.O into an oval mark, Louis & Alfred Orlik trading as L&A Orlik, Birmingham 1911 L&A.O into an oval mark, Louis & Alfred Orlik trading as L&A Orlik, Birmingham 1911
L&A.O into an oval
Louis & Alfred Orlik trading as L&A Orlik,
62 Barbican, London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Birmingham 1911 hallmark
L & Co mark, John Lawrence -say Ledsam Vale & Co. be their authority-, Birmingham 1826
L &Co
John Lawrence -say Ledsam Vale & Co. be their authority-,
Birmingham 1826 hallmark
L&Co into three lozenges mark, Liberty & Co, Birmingham 1901 L&Co into three lozenges mark, Liberty & Co, Birmingham 1911
L&Co into three lozenges
Liberty & Co,
Birmingham 1901 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark
Founded by Arthur Lasemby Liberty in 1875 as Liberty & Co. In 1894 the firm became Liberty & Co Ltd.
L & Co into an oval mark,Loewe & Co, London 1896 L & Co into an oval mark, Loewe & Co, London 1896
L & Co into an oval
Loewe & Co,
58 Haymarket, London
London 1896 hallmark
L & over Co into a quatrefoil mark, Lawson & Co, Glasgow 1917
L & over Co into a quatrefoil
Lawson & Co,
Glasgow 1917 hallmark
L & R mark, Lothian & Robertson, Edinburgh 1758
L & R
Lothian & Robertson
coupled to Hugh Gordon mark as Assay Master,
Edinburgh 1758 hallmark
L&S mark, Levi and Salaman, Birmingham 1903
L&S
Levi & Salaman -Phineas Harris Levi & Joseph Wolfe Salaman-,
Newhall Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1904 hallmark
Founded in 1870 by Phineas Harris Levi in partnership with Joseph Wolff Salaman. Proprietors from 1878 of Potosi Silver Co, the firm became Levi & Salaman Ltd in 1910. In 1921 the firm was amalgamated into Barker Brothers (Silversmiths) Ltd.
LA under a crown under a star over a fleur de lys mark, Paul de Lamerie, London 1716
LA under a crown under a star over a fleur de lys
Paul de Lamerie
London 1716 hallmark
LAC mark, Lionel Alfred Crichton -Crichton Brothers / Crichton & Co-, London 1928 LAC mark, Lionel Alfred Crichton -Crichton Brothers / Crichton & Co-, London 1928 LAC mark, Lionel Alfred Crichton -Crichton Brothers / Crichton & Co-, London 1929
LAC
Lionel Alfred Crichton -Crichton Brothers / Crichton & Co

London 1928 hallmark







London 1929 with Britannia standard hallmark
LAW and TT (double mark), William Law and Thomas Tudor (probably), Dublin 1810
LAW and TT (double mark)
William Law and Thomas Tudor (probably),
Dublin 1810 hallmark
L.B mark, Leech Brothers, Birmingham 1894
L.B
Leech Brothers,
Birmingham 1894 hallmark
L.B without frame mark, Louis Blumfeld trading as Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1909 L.B without frame mark, Louis Blumfeld trading as Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1909
L.B without frame
Louis Blumfeld trading as Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd ,
business established in 1848. Active at Queen Victoria Street, London. Out of business in 1937
Birmingham 1909 hallmark
LB mark, Lodewyk Beck, Cape Colony 1850 c.
LB and English pseudo-hallmarks
Lodewyk Willem Christiaan Beck,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Most probably the son of Lodewyck Christiaan Willem Beck and Woutrina Catharina de Vos. Known activity as jeveller or goldsmith/jeweller from 1847 to 1867
Cape Colony 1850 c. hallmark
LB over &Co and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Lattery Brothers, Calcutta end 19th c.
LB over &Co and English pseudo-hallmarks
Lattery Brothers,
an India silversmith
Calcutta end 19th c. hallmark
L.E mark, Lawrence Emanuel, Birmingham 1897 L.E mark, Lawrence Emanuel, Birmingham 1897
L.E
Lawrence Emanuel,
Birmingham 1897 hallmark
L.F.B&Co into a rectangle mark, L.F. Brenner & Co, London 1902
L.F.B&Co into a rectangle
L.F. Brenner & Co,
Active since 1901 as Brenner, Fridrich & Co. In 1904 was registered L.F. Brenner & Co Ltd as the London Branch of L.F. Brenner & Co, Pforzheim, Germany,
London 1902 hallmark
L.H into an oval mark, L.Henzelmann , Birmingham 1910, courtesy Robert Massart
L.H into an oval
Leopold Heinzelmann,
60 Atlantic road London SW
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
LH and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Louis Hulsman , Halifax - Nova Scotia 1799-1815
LH and English pseudo-hallmarks
Louis Hulsman,
a Canada silversmith
Halifax - Nova Scotia 1799-1815 mark
LJM into a circle mark, L J Millington, Birmingham 2004
LJM into a circle
L J Millington,
Birmingham 2004 hallmark
LL into an oval mark, L. Links, Edinburgh 2001
LL into an oval
L. Links ,
Edinburgh 2001 hallmark
L.Ltd mark, Lanson Ltd, Birmingham 1939
L.Ltd
Lanson Ltd,
Birmingham 1939 hallmark
LO under a 'key' over a dot mark, Nathaniel Lock, London 1713
LO under a 'key' over a dot
Nathaniel Lock,
entered 1699
London 1713 hallmark
L.S mark, L Spiers, Birmingham 1892 L.S mark, L Spiers, Birmingham 1892
L.S
L Spiers,
Birmingham 1892 hallmark
L.T and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Lawrence Twentyman, Cape Colony 1830 c.
L.T and English pseudo-hallmarks
Lawrence Holme Twentyman,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Born on 5 May 1793 in Liverpool, he was the son of John Middleton Twentyman and Phoebe Holme. After an apprenticeship as a clock and watchmaker he arrived at the Cape on 12 June 1818. In 1821 he married Betsy Burrell. He left the Cape in 1832 returning for short periods in 1835, 1837, 1844 and in 1846. The firm was described as Twentyman & Co (1832) and Twentyman and Warner (1842-1844) continuing the trade under various styles until 1887 but no mention of watchmaking or silversmithing activity is known after 1837.
Cape Colony 1830 c. 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
work in progress on this page - your help, corrections and suggestions will be greatly appreciated -