HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: TD - TG
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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TD in script into a rectangle mark, Thomas Dealtry, London 1774
TD in script into a rectangle
Thomas Dealtry,
mark entered in 1765
London 1774 hallmark
TD mark, Thomas Daniel , London 1775
TD
Thomas Daniel,
London 1775 hallmark
TD mark, Thomas Dicks -possibly-, London 1826
TD
Thomas Dicks -possibly-,
London 1826 hallmark
T.D mark, Thomas Dicks , London 1811
T.D
Thomas Dicks ,
London 1811 hallmark
T.D into an indented rectangle mark, Thomas Diller , London 1848
T.D into an indented rectangle
Thomas Diller,
London 1848 hallmark
TE into a rectangle mark, Thomas Ellis, London c. 1780 TE into a rectangle mark, Thomas Ellis, London c. 1780
TE into a rectangle
Thomas Ellis ,
mark entered in 1780
London c. 1780 hallmark
T.E mark, Thomas Edwards, London 1837
T.E
Thomas Edwards,
London 1837 hallmark
TEN mark, Thomas Edward Nalty, London 1892
TEN
Thomas Edward Nalty,
a partner of Gourdel, Vales & Co. The business was established in Paris in 1827 and a branch was opened in London in 1857. In 1930 the firm was registered as a limited liability company under the style Gourdel, Vales & Co Ltd. The business was closed in 1939.
London 1892 hallmark
TF mark, Thomas Farnett (retailed by Law), Dublin 1825
TF
Thomas Farnett (retailed by Law),
Dublin 1825 hallmark
TF mark, Thomas Freeth, London 1804
TF
Thomas Freeth,
London 1804 hallmark
TF into a cut corners square mark, Theo Fennell, London 1988
TF into a cut corners square
Theo Fennell,
Its original shop was founded in Fulham Road in 1982. In 1996 its flagship store was built in Chelsea, London. Many other shops were opened in London and throughout the world (Hong Kong, Dubai, Barhain, Dublin, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Caribbean).
London 1988 hallmark
T.F mark, Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham 1892
T.F
Thomas Fattorini,
Caroline Square, Skipton, Yorkshire and Newmarket Street, Skipton & Bolton, Lancashire
Birmingham 1892 hallmark
T.F mark, Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Birmingham 1970
T.F. into an oblong rectangle
Thomas Fattorini Ltd,
from 1938
Birmingham 1970 hallmark
TF & Co mark, not identified , London 1928
TF & Co
not identified ,
London 1928 hallmark
TG & Co into a shield mark, Thomas Goode & Company , Sheffield 1929
TG & Co into a shield
Thomas Goode & Company ,
Sheffield 1929 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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