HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: RR - RZ
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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RR mark, Richard Richardson, Sheffield 1904
RR into an indented corners rectangle
Richard Richardson,
Sheffield 1904 hallmark
The business was established in 1796 in Sheffield by Richard Richardson. In 1895 the firm was active at Corwall Works, Sheffield and in London showroom at Ely Place, Holborn Circus.
RR mark, Richard Richardson, Sheffield 1904
RR
Robert Rutland,
London 1808 hallmark
RS into a shield mark, Robert Stewart , London 1910
RS into a shield
Robert Stewart ,
London 1910 hallmark
RS into an oval mark, Robert Stebbings , London 1912
RS into an oval
Robert Stebbings ,
Middleton Street, London
London 1912 hallmark
R.S mark, Richard Sawyer, Dublin 1809
R.S
Richard Sawyer,
Dublin 1809 hallmark
R.S mark, Robert Scott, Glasgow 1858 R.S. mark, Robert Scott, Glasgow 1860
R.S or R.S.
Robert Scott,
Glasgow 1858 hallmark


Glasgow 1860 hallmark
RT mark, Richard Turner, London 1812
RT
Richard Turner,
Islington Road, London
London 1812 hallmark
RT mark, Robert Thornton, Birmingham 1873
RT
Robert Thornton
Birmingham 1873 hallmark
RT St J mark, Richard Thompson, New Brunswick 1842-1844
RT St J
Richard Thompson,
a Canada silversmith
New Brunswick 1842-1844 mark
R.W mark, Robert Williams , Exeter 1833
R.W
Robert Williams ,
Exeter 1833 hallmark
RW over B in script into three circles mark, Harrods Ltd -Richard Woodman Burbridge-, Birmingham 1933 RW over B in script into three circles mark, Harrods Ltd -Richard Woodman Burbridge-, Birmingham 1933 RW over B in script into three circles mark, Harrods Ltd -Richard Woodman Burbridge-, Sheffield 1964 RW over B in script into three circles mark, Harrods Ltd -Richard Woodman Burbridge-, London 1929
RW over B in script into three circles
Harrods Ltd -Richard Woodman Burbridge-,
Birmingham 1933 mark










Sheffield 1964 mark




London 1929 mark
RW over JW over JW mark, Robert, James & Josiah Williams , Exeter 1847
RW over JW over JW
Robert, James & Josiah Williams ,
Exeter 1847 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
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