English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification RH-RK

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	RH into an oval Robert Hennell I, London 1783 hallmark
	RH Robert Hennell II, London 1829 hallmark
	RH into two circles Robert Harper, London 1869 hallmark
	R.H into an oval Robert Hennell I, London 1788 hallmark
	R.H into an oval Rowland Hill -possibly-, 50 Spon End, Coventry Chester 1888 hallmark

	RH and English pseudo-hallmarks Robert Hendery or Hendery & Leslie , Montreal CANADA c. 1870/1900 hallmark
	R.H into a rectangle Robert Hennell II -possibly-, London 1830 hallmark
	R.H Robert Hennel III, London 1868 hallmark
	RH over DH Robert Hennell and David Hennell, London 1801 hallmark
	RH over DH over SH Robert, David &Samuel Hennell , London 1801 hallmark
	RHF not identified, Birmingham 1999 hallmark

	RH over S into a pentagon R.Hovenden & Sons, Robert, Albert and Charles William Hovenden were active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1897 hallmark Chester 1897 hallmark
	RH over SH Robert Hennell and Samuel Hennell, London 1809 hallmark
	RHJ & S R.H. Jones & Sons , 114 Vyse Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1927 hallmark
	R 'star' I into a heart Robert Inglis -possibly- Edinburgh 1705 hallmark

	RIJ Royal Irish Silver Co -possibly-, Sheffield 1973 hallmark
	RJ Robert Jones, York c. 1790 hallmark
	R.J into a rectangle and a lozenge Reuben Jordan -possibly-, Active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Chester 1914 hallmark
	R.J into a chamfered rectangle Robert William Jay, London 1936 hallmark
	R.J.H into an oblong rectangle Robert John Harvey, for James Harvey & Co, a retail jewellers and silversmiths firm trading since 1720 under the style Alston & Grayhurst London 1848 hallmark
	RK into a rectangle Robert Keay I or Robert Kerr -possibly-, Edinburgh 1815 hallmark
	RK into two conjoined circles Rubin Koshr, entered 1900 London 1906 hallmark

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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 silver piece manufactured or traded in the UK. The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the Assay Office that has verified the piece

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality

Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty

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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

RH into an oval
Robert Hennell I,
London 1783 hallmark

RH
Robert Hennell II,
London 1829 hallmark

RH into two circles
Robert Harper,
London 1869 hallmark

R.H into an oval
Robert Hennell I,
London 1788 hallmark

R.H into an oval
Rowland Hill -possibly-,
50 Spon End, Coventry
Chester 1888 hallmark

RH and English pseudo-hallmarks
Robert Hendery or Hendery & Leslie ,
Montreal CANADA c. 1870/1900 hallmark

R.H into a rectangle
Robert Hennell II -possibly-,
London 1830 hallmark

R.H
Robert Hennel III,
London 1868 hallmark

RH over DH
Robert Hennell and David Hennell,
London 1801 hallmark

RH over DH over SH
Robert, David &Samuel Hennell ,
London 1801 hallmark

RHF
not identified,
Birmingham 1999 hallmark

RH over S into a pentagon
R.Hovenden & Sons,
Robert, Albert and Charles William Hovenden were active in London.

See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Birmingham 1897 hallmark

Chester 1897 hallmark

RH over SH
Robert Hennell and Samuel Hennell,
London 1809 hallmark

RHJ & S
R.H. Jones & Sons ,
114 Vyse Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1927 hallmark

R 'star' I into a heart
Robert Inglis -possibly-
Edinburgh 1705 hallmark

RIJ
Royal Irish Silver Co -possibly-,
Sheffield 1973 hallmark

RJ
Robert Jones,
York c. 1790 hallmark

R.J into a rectangle and a lozenge
Reuben Jordan -possibly-,
Active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Chester 1914 hallmark

R.J into a chamfered rectangle
Robert William Jay,
London 1936 hallmark

R.J.H into an oblong rectangle
Robert John Harvey,
for James Harvey & Co, a retail jewellers and silversmiths firm trading since 1720 under the style Alston & Grayhurst
London 1848 hallmark

RK into a rectangle
Robert Keay I or Robert Kerr -possibly-,
Edinburgh 1815 hallmark

RK into two conjoined circles
Rubin Koshr,
entered 1900
London 1906 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

RH into an ovalRobert Hennell I, London 1783 hallmark

RHRobert Hennell II, London 1829 hallmark

RH into two circles Robert Harper, London 1869 hallmark

R.H into an ovalRobert Hennell I, London 1788 hallmark

R.H into an ovalRowland Hill -possibly-,50 Spon End, Coventry Chester 1888 hallmark

R.H into a rectangleRobert Hennell II -possibly-, London 1830 hallmark

RH over DH over SH Robert, David &Samuel Hennell , London 1801 hallmark

RHFnot identified, Birmingham 1999 hallmark

RH over S into a pentagonR.Hovenden & Sons,Robert, Albert and Charles William Hovenden were active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1897 hallmark Chester 1897 hallmark

RIJ Royal Irish Silver Co -possibly-, Sheffield 1973 hallmark

RJ Robert Jones, York c. 1790 hallmark

R.J into a rectangle and a lozengeReuben Jordan -possibly-,Active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Chester 1914 hallmark

R.J.H into an oblong rectangleRobert John Harvey,for James Harvey & Co, a retail jewellers and silversmiths firm trading since 1720 under the style Alston & Grayhurst London 1848 hallmark

RK into two conjoined circlesRubin Koshr,entered 1900 London 1906 hallmark