HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: S& - SB
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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S & Bm into two lozenges and a circle mark, Smith & Bartlam , Birmingham 1946
S & Bm into two lozenges and a circle
Smith & Bartlam ,
Caroline Street, Birmingham and Branston Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1946 hallmark
S&Co Ltd mark, Searle & Co Ltd, London 1939 S&Co Ltd mark, Searle & Co Ltd, London 1939
S&Co Ltd
Searle & Co Ltd,
a London firm established in 1893 as Searle & Co by Walter Henry Searle. Became Searle & Co Ltd from 1909
London 1939 hallmark
S & Co mark, Sydney & Co , Birmingham 1907 S & Co mark, Sydney & Co , Chester 1935 S & Co mark, Sydney & Co , Chester 1935
S & Co
Sydney & Co ,
Birmingham 1907 hallmark


Chester 1935 hallmark
S&I into a shaped cartouche mark, S.Blanckensee & Son trading as Stokes & Ireland, Chester 1928 S&I into a shaped cartouche mark, S.Blanckensee & Son trading as Stokes & Ireland, Chester 1928
S&I into a shaped cartouche
S.Blanckensee & Son trading as Stokes & Ireland,
Chester 1928 hallmark
S& . Ld into an oval mark, Suckling Limited, Birmingham 1933
S&. Ld into an oval
Suckling Limited,
Birmingham 1933 hallmark
S & M into two conjoned circles mark, Sanders & Mackenzie -Ernest Wilfred Sanders & Henry Arthur Mackenzie-, Birmingham 1911
S & M into two conjoned circles
Sanders & Mackenzie -Ernest Wilfred Sanders & Henry Arthur Mackenzie-,
Birmingham 1911 hallmark
S.A mark, Stephen Adams I, London 1801
S.A
Stephen Adams I,
London 1801 hallmark
SA mark, Stephen Adams I or Stephen Adams & Son , London 1807
SA
Stephen Adams I or Stephen Adams & Son ,
London 1807 hallmark
SA over C into a trefoil mark, Hammond, Creake & Co -Saint Arnaud Creake- ,Sheffield 1910
SA over C into a trefoil
Hammond, Creake & Co -Saint Arnaud Creake- ,
Sheffield 1910 hallmark
SAVAGE & LYMAN and English pseudo hallmarks mark, Savage & Lyman, Montreal CANADA 1851/1867 SAVAGE & LYMAN and English pseudo hallmarks mark, Savage & Lyman, Montreal CANADA 1851/1867
SAVAGE & LYMAN and English pseudo hallmarks
Savage & Lyman,
Montreal CANADA 1851/1867 hallmark
SAVAGE over LYMAN & Co and English pseudo hallmarks mark, Savage Lyman & Co, Montreal CANADA 1868/1879
SAVAGE over LYMAN & Co and English pseudo hallmarks
Savage Lyman & Co,
Montreal CANADA 1868/1879 hallmark
S star B into two conjoined circles mark, Synyer & Beddoes -Harry Synyer & Charles Joseph Beddoes-, Birmingham 1930
S star B into two conjoined circles
Synyer & Beddoes -Harry Synyer & Charles Joseph Beddoes- ,
Birmingham 1930 hallmark
S-B&S Ld mark, S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1898
S-B&S Ld
S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd,
Birmingham 1898 hallmark
S.B&S LD mark, S. Blanckensee and Son Ltd, Chester 1930 S.B&S LD mark, S. Blanckensee and Son Ltd, Birmingham 1932
S.B&S LD
S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd,
Chester 1930 hallmark

Birmingham 1932
S.B&S LD mark, S. Blanckensee and Son Ltd, Birmingham 1932 S.B&S over Ltd into a shield mark, S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, Chester 1932
S.B&S over Ltd into a shield
S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd,
Birmingham 1932 hallmark
Chester 1932 hallmark
The business was established in Bristol by Abraham Solomon Blanckensee in 1826 and shortly afterwards moved to Birmingham. He entered in business with Saul Samuel trading as Blanckensee, Samuel & Co and in Melbourne, Australia, with Simeon Joseph and Elias Samuel trading as Joseph, Samuel & Co. Their partnership was dissolved in 1858. The firm was converted in 1887 into a limited liability company under the style S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd.
SB over IB mark, Sarah &a John William Blake, London 1811
SB over IB
Sarah & John William Blake,
London 1811 hallmark
S.B over I.B mark, Sarah &a John William Blake, London 1817
S.B over I.B
Sarah & John William Blake,
London 1817 hallmark
SBL mark, Samuel Boyce Landeck, Chester 1901
SBL
Samuel Boyce Landeck,
Chester 1901 hallmark (imported silver)
S.B.L mark, Samuel Boyce Landeck, Sheffield 1894
S.B.L
Samuel Boyce Landeck,
Sheffield 1894 hallmark (imported silver)
S.C.Y over & Co mark, S C Younge & Co , Sheffield 1816
S.C.Y over & Co
S C Younge & Co ,
Sheffield 1816 hallmark
SD in script under a crown mark, Sandilands Drinkwater , London 1750 c. SD in script under a crown mark, Sandilands Drinkwater , London 1750 c.
SD in script under a crown
Sandilands Drinkwater ,
London 1750 c. hallmark
SD into an oval mark, Stuart Devlin, London 1982
SD into an oval
Stuart Devlin,
London 1982 hallmark
SD mark, Samuel Dutton, London 1823
SD
Samuel Dutton,
London 1823 hallmark
S.D over & over Co Ld into a shield mark, Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd , Birmingham 1913
S.D over & over Co Ld into a shield
Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd ,
A wholesale/retail businessa established in 1869 by David Stewart Dawson. The firm moved to London where is listed as watch manufacturers in 1897 as Stewart Dawson & Co. Premises were opened in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1907 under the style Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd. The business was sold in 1931 to R.H.O. Hills of Blackpool and continued until its activity until c. 1935
Birmingham 1913 hallmark
SG mark, Sebastian Henry Garrard- Garrard & Co Ltd, London 1928
SG
Sebastian Henry Garrard- Garrard & Co Ltd ,
London 1928 hallmark
A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
SG over EW mark, Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan , London 1792
SG over EW
Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan ,
London 1792 hallmark
SG over EW over IB mark, Samuel Godbehere, Edward Wigan & James Boult, London 1800
SG over EW over IB
Samuel Godbehere, Edward Wigan & James Boult ,
London 1800 hallmark
SH mark, Solomon Hougham, London 1808
SH
Solomon Hougham,
London 1808 hallmark
HS or SH mark, not identified, possibly Sheffield 1824 HS or SH mark, not identified, possibly Sheffield 1824
SH or HS
not identified
possibly Sheffield 1824 hallmark and French import marks
SH over DC mark, Hayne & Cater, London 1840
SH over DC
Hayne & Cater,
London 1840 hallmark....MORE....
SH.DC mark, Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater , London 1845
SH.DC
Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater ,
London 1845 hallmark....MORE....
SH over SR over IED mark, Solomon Hougham, Solomon Royes & John East Dix, London 1817 SH over SR over IED mark, Solomon Hougham, Solomon Royes & John East Dix, London 1817
SH over SR over IED
Solomon Hougham, Solomon Royes & John East Dix,
London 1817 hallmark
S.I.Ld. mark, Stokes & Ireland Ltd -William Henry Stokes & Arthur George Ireland-, Chester 1921 S.I.Ld. mark, Stokes & Ireland Ltd -William Henry Stokes & Arthur George Ireland-, Birmingham 1893 S.I.Ld. mark, Stokes & Ireland Ltd -William Henry Stokes & Arthur George Ireland-, Birmingham 1893
S.I.Ld.
Stokes & Ireland Ltd -William Henry Stokes & Arthur George Ireland-,
Chester 1921 hallmark


Birmingham 1893 hallmark
SJ mark, Samuel Jacob, London 1896
SJ
Samuel Jacob,
London 1896 hallmark
S.J.R mark, S J Rose & Son, Birmingham 1977
S.J.R .
S J Rose & Son,
Birmingham 1977 hallmark
SLd mark, William Suckling Ltd, Birmingham 1941
SLd
William Suckling Ltd
Birmingham 1941 hallmark
SM&Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co , London 1898 SM&Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co , London 1918
SM&Co
Sampson Mordan & Co,
London 1898 hallmark





London 1918 hallmark
SM over & Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1900 SM over & Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1900 SM over & Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1904
SM over & Co
Sampson Mordan & Co,
London 1900 hallmark


London 1904 hallmark
S M & Co into three circles mark, Sampson Mordan & Co , Chester 1913
S M & Co into three circles
Sampson Mordan & Co,
City Road Factory and Warwick Street-Regent Street and Belfast Chambers-Beak Street London showrooms
The firm was the heir of Sampson Mordan senior, the inventor and proprietor of the "propelling pencil" patent
Chester 1913 hallmark
S.M.L mark, Samuel M Levi , Birmingham 1930 S.M.L into an oval mark, Samuel M Levi , Birmingham 1911 S.M.L mark, Samuel M Levi , Chester 1914
S.M.L (possibly into an oval)
Samuel M Levi ,
Birmingham 1930 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark


Chester 1914 hallmark
SML Ltd mark, Samuel M Levi Ltd (possibly), Birmingham 1938
SML Ltd
Samuel M Levi Ltd (possibly),
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
SN mark, Samuel Neville, Dublin 1814
SN
Samuel Neville),
Dublin 1814 hallmark
S 'n over c' mark, not identified , London 1979 import
S 'n over c'
not identified ,
London 1979 import hallmark
SP mark, Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1810
SP
Samuel Pemberton,
Birmingham 1810 hallmark
S over P O into a trefoil mark, not identified, Birmingham 1926
S over P O into a trefoil
not identified,
Birmingham 1926 hallmark
SR mark, Solomon Royes , London 1821
SR
Solomon Royes ,
London 1821 hallmark
SS mark, Goldsmiths Alliance Ltd -Samuel Smily-, London 1871
SS
Goldsmiths Alliance Ltd -Samuel Smily-,
Samuel Smily was manager of A.B. Savory & Sons silver manufactory, suceeding his father William Smily. He retired in 1880
London 1871
S.S.D over E.D into a shield mark, Drew & Sons -Samuel Summers Drew & Ernest Drew-, London 1912
S.S.D over E.D into a shield
Drew & Sons -Samuel Summers Drew & Ernest Drew-,
London 1912
SSM mark, not identified, Birmingham 1936
SSM
not identified,
Birmingham 1936
St into an oval indented contour mark, Thomas Stackhouse, London 1715
St into an oval indented contour
Thomas Stackhouse,
mark entered in 1715
London 1715 mark
SW mark, Samuel Wood, London 1761
SW
Samuel Wood,
London 1761 hallmark
SW mark, not identified, London 1988
SW
not identified,
London 1988 hallmark
S.W.G & Co mark, S W Goode & Co , Birmingham 1924
S.W.G &Co
S W Goode & Co ,
Birmingham 1924 hallmark
SWS inside a shield mark, Samuel Walton Smith , London 1893 SWS inside a shield mark, Samuel Walton Smith , Birmingham 1897
SWS into a shield
Samuel Walton Smith ,
London 1893 hallmark



Birmingham 1897 hallmark
SWS over & Co into a shield mark, S W Smith & Co , Birmingham 1942 SWS over & Co into a shield mark, S W Smith & Co , London 1910
SWS over & Co into a shield
S W Smith & Co ,
Birmingham 1942 hallmark




London 1910 hallmark
S.Z. mark, Sigmund Zyto, London 1925
S.Z.
Sigmund Zyto,
London 1925 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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