HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS
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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: SC - SI
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.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
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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