HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: RC - RG
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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RC mark, Richard Cook , London 1802
RC into two conjoined ovals
Richard Cook ,
London 1802 hallmark
RC mark, Richard Crossley, London 1812
RC
Richard Crossley,
London 1812 hallmark
RC over a dot into a shield mark, Richard Comyns, London 1922
RC over a dot into a shield
Richard Comyns,
London 1922 hallmark
RC into a hexagon mark, R. Carr Ltd, Sheffield 1997
RC into a hexagon
R. Carr Ltd,
Carrs of Sheffield (Manufacturing) Ltd,
Hollbrook Avenue, Sheffield
Sheffield 1997 hallmark
RC over GS, Richard Crosley & George Smith IV - courtesy Johnboy's Antiques Emporium, London 1810
RC over GS
Richard Crosley & George Smith IV ,
London 1810 hallmark
RD into a chamfered rectangle mark, Robert Victor Dumenil, London 1896 RD into a chamfered rectangle mark, Robert Victor Dumenil, London 1896
RD into a chamfered rectangle
Robert Victor Dumenil,
London 1896 hallmark
R.E.A mark, Robinson, Edkins & Aston , Birmingham 1841
R.E.A
Robinson, Edkins & Aston ,
Birmingham 1841 hallmark
RE over EB into a quatrefoil mark, Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard , London 1812
RE over EB into a quatrefoil
Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard ,
London 1812 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
R.E.S mark, Robert Edgar Stone, London 1937
R.E.S
Robert Edgar Stone,
London 1937 hallmark
RFM in script intertwined mark, R F Mosley & Co Ltd -Robert Fead Mosley-, Sheffield 1909
RFM in script intertwined
R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley-,
Portland Works, Randall St, Sheffield. Mark entered in 1907
Sheffield 1909 hallmark
R.F.M into a shield, a circle and a lozenge mark, R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley- , Sheffield 1896
R.F.M into a shield, a circle and a lozenge
R F Mosley & Co -Robert Fead Mosley- ,
Sheffield 1896 hallmark
R.F.M into three conjoined circles mark, Robert Fead Mosley & Co, Sheffield 1942
R.F.M into three conjoined circles
Robert Fead Mosley & Co,
Sheffield 1942 hallmark
RG in script under a crown mark, R & S Garrard & Co -Robert Garrard II-, London 1861
RG in script under a crown
R & S Garrard & Co -Robert Garrard II- ,
London 1861 hallmark

A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
RG mark, Robert Green -possibly-, Chester 1914 RG mark, Robert Green -possibly-, Chester 1914
RG
Robert Green -possibly-,
Chester 1914 hallmark
R.G mark, Robert Garrard, London 1810
R.G
Robert Garrard I,
London 1810 hallmark
A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
RG over & S mark, Robert Gray & Son, Glasgow 1837
RG over &S
Robert Gray & Son,
Robert Gray began to work in Glasgow 1776 when he became a freeman. He opened a new business in 1802 under the style Robert Gray & Son. The firm used the Edinburgh Assay Office until 1819, after which and until 1852 their work was assayed exclusively in Glasgow.
Glasgow 1837 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
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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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