HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: V& - VZ
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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V & J mark, Villiers & Jackson, Birmingham beginning 20th century V & J mark, Villiers & Jackson, Birmingham
V & J
Villiers & Jackson,
Birmingham beginning 20th century hallmark


Chester 1904 hallmark
VB over & S into a shield mark, Vale Bros & Sermon , Chester 1901
VB over & S into a shield
Vale Bros & Sermon ,
Chester 1901 hallmark
VENNING and English pseudo-hallmarks mark,J.H. Venning, New Brunswick 1850-1877
VENNING and English pseudo-hallmarks
J.H. Venning,
a Canada silversmith
New Brunswick 1850-1877 mark
V.L mark, The Goldsmiths Emporium (Victor Luxenburg), Chester 1909
V.L
The Goldsmiths Emporium (Victor Luxenburg),
Chester 1909 hallmark
VW without outline mark, not identified , Birmingham 1917
VW without outline
not identified ,
Birmingham 1917 hallmark
W under a crown mark, West & Son, Dublin 1918
W under a crown
West & Son,
Dublin 1918 hallmark
W & C M mark, W & C Manton, Birmingham 1887
W & C M
W & C Manton ,
Birmingham 1887 hallmark
W&H mark, Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1916 W&H mark, Walker & Hall, Chester 1934
W&H
Walker & Hall,
Sheffield 1916 hallmark
Chester 1934 hallmark
The business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Walker. Becoming an assistant of Dr. John Wright who had conducted important experiments on electroplating Walker secured the royalty of electroplating for Sheffield. The business was joined by Henry Hall and became in 1853 Walker & Hall. The factory was at Howard Street, Sheffield, while showrooms were opened in 45 Holbornn Viaduct, London. Branches were opened in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff, Belfast, Hull, Bristol, Melbourne and Adelaide (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa). Walker & Hall was converted into a limited liability company in 1920 under the style Walker & Hall Ltd and combined in 1963 under the British Silverware Ltd with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co.
W&H into a flag mark, Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1901 W&H into a flag mark, Walker & Hall, Chester 1907
W&H into a flag
Walker & Hall,
Howard Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1901 hallmark


Chester 1907 hallmark
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W & K into an oblong rectangle mark, Wardell & Kempson, Birmingham 1825
W &K into an oblong rectangle
Wardell & Kempson
Birmingham 1825 hallmark
W & S mark, Wilson & Sharp, Edinburgh 1895 W & S mark, Wilson & Sharp, Glasgow 1865
W & S into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Wilson & Sharp,
Edinburgh 1895 hallmark


Glasgow 1865 hallmark
W&S in a clover mark, West & Son, Dublin 1954
W&S in a clover
West & Son,
Dublin 1954 hallmark
W.A mark, William Adams Ltd, Birmingham 1940
W.A
William Adams Ltd,
Birmingham 1940 hallmark
W.A into two conjoined circles mark, William Aitken, Chester 1895
W.A into two conjoined circles
William Aitken,
Vyse Street, Birmingham
Chester 1895 hallmark
W.A into an oval mark, William Aitken, Birmingham 1910
W.A into an oval
William Aitken,
Vyse Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
WB mark, William Bayley or William Bennett, London 1807
WB
William Bayley or William Bennett,
London 1807 hallmark
WB mark, Birmingham 1809 WB mark, William Boot (attributed), Birmingham 1809
WB
William Boot (attributed),
Birmingham 1809 hallmark
W.B mark, William Bateman, London 1825
W.B
William Bateman,
London 1825 hallmark
W.B mark, Walter Bird -possibly-, Glasgow 1848
W.B
Walter Bird -possibly-,
Glasgow 1848 hallmark
WB mark, William Bateman II, London 1825
WB
William Bateman II,
London 1838 hallmark
WB in script mark, William BurwashI, London 1815
WB in script
William Burwash,
London 1815 hallmark
W.B mark, Walter Brind, London 1792
W.B
Walter Brind,
London 1792 hallmark
WB mark, William Barrett II, London 1818
WB
William Barrett II,
London 1818 hallmark
WB mark, William Barrett II, London 1830
WB
William Barrett II,
London 1830 hallmark
WB over DB into a quatrefoil mark, William Bateman & Daniel Ball, London 1842
WB over DB into a quatrefoil
William Bateman II & Daniel Ball,
London 1842 hallmark
wBj into a shield mark, Walter & John Barnard , London 1879
wBj into a shield
Walter & John Barnard ,
London 1879 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
W.B over Ld into a heart mark, Williams (Birmingham) Ltd, Birmingham 1905
W.B over Ld into a heart
 Williams (Birmingham) Ltd,
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
WB over Ld into a heart mark, Williams (Birmingham) Ltd, Birmingham 1910
WB over Ld into a heart
 Williams (Birmingham) Ltd,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
W B over Ltd over & S into a quatrefoil mark, William Bruford & Son Ltd, London 1936
W B over Ltd over & S into a quatrefoil
 William Bruford & Son Ltd,
London 1936 hallmark
W.Bros mark, not identified, Sheffield 1971
W.Bros
 not identified,
Sheffield 1971 hallmark
WC mark, William Cripps, London 1757
WC
William Cripps ,
London 1757 hallmark
WC into a rectangle mark, William Cunningham II - possibly-, Edinburgh 1807
WC into a rectangle
William Cunningham II - possibly-,
Edinburgh 1807 hallmark
WC mark, William Chawner II, London 1817
WC
William Chawner II ,
London 1817 hallmark
WC into two circles mark, William Carter (possibly), London 1867 WC into two circles mark, William Carter (possibly), London 1867
WC into two circles
William Carter (possibly),
listed in 1852 as a watch case maker at 7 President Street East, Goswell Road, Clerkenwell, EC. This address was subsequently changed to 35 President Street, EC where Carter is still listed in 1885. A William Carter, possibly the same individual, is listed in 1841 as a watch case maker at 22 Galway Street, Bath Street, St. Luke's.
London 1867 hallmark
WC mark, not identified, Cape Colony 1820 c.
WC between two asterisks
not identified,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith
Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark
W.C mark, William Chawner II, London 1813
W.C
William Chawner II,
London 1813 hallmark
W.C mark, William Coghill, Glasgow 1862
W.C
William Coghill,
Glasgow 1862 hallmark
WC mark, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London 1904 W.C mark, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1907
W.C into an four pointed oval
William Comyns & Sons Ltd ,
London 1904 hallmark




Birmingham 1907 hallmark
W.C.G mark, W C Griffiths, Birmingham 1909
W.C.G
W C Griffiths,
Birmingham 1909 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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