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| BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SILVER MAKERS MARKS THE DIRECTORY OF MAKER'S MARKS BA - BZ |
| AA/AE AF/AZ BA/BZ CA/CH CI/CZ DA/DZ EA/EZ FA/FZ GA/GZ HA/HG HH/HZ IA/IG IH/IZ JA/JC JD/JI JJ/JP JQ/JS JT/JZ KA/LZ MA/MZ NA/PA PB/PZ QA/RJ RK/RZ SA/SG SH/SZ TA/TH TI/TZ UA/WB WC/WF WG/WL WM/WS WT/ZZ |
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| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES |
| CLICK ON THE YELLOW NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE and ON THE GREEN NAME FOR INFORMATION |
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B&C (Beddoes & Co [ B ] )20th c./1st half B&C (Brown & Clark [ B ] ) 19th c./2nd half B & C into three octagons (Brookes & Crookes - John Brookes & Thomas Crookes [ S ] ) entered 1893 B&Co (Barking & Co [ B ] )20th c./1st half B & Co into a rectangle (Bewlay & Co Ltd [L]) entered 1903. B & Co into an oval (Broadway and Co [B][L][S]) 20th c. B&D into two conjoined octagons (Boodle & Dunthorne [ B ][ S ][ L ] ) 20th c. B&F into a rectangle (Bishton & Fletcher [ B ][ C ]) end 19th c. B&G (Birch & Gaydon [L]) 20th c./1st half B&H into two conjoined circles (not identified [L]) 1977 B&P (Bent & Parker [ B ] ) 19th c./2nd half B&S (Betts & Son [ B ] ) 19th c./1st half B&S into an indented rectangle (Brook & Son [ E ][ S ] ) 20th c./1st half B&S (Bach & Smith [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B&T (Barrett & Thompson [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B&W into a lozenge (Burtons & Waters [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half BA into an oblong exagon (British Airways [B]) 20th c./2nd half B.A into a rectangle (B. Ainsworth [ C]) 20th c./1st half BALL&Co into a rectangle (Ball & Co - Ball Brothers [B ][ C ]) end 19th c. .BB. (Benjamin Brewood II [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half B.B (Barker Brothers [B]) from 1871/20th c. BB into a rectangle (Benjamin Barling [L]) 19th c./1st half B.brs into an oval (Briddon Brothers -possibly-[S]) 20th c./1st half B.B over SLd into a shield (in relief or engraved) (Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD [B][C][S]) from 1871/20th c. BC (Bernard Cuzner [ B ] ) BC under a crown (Benjamin Godfrey [ L ] ) 18th c./1st half BC over &N into a square (James Barber, George Cattle II & William North [Y ] ) 19th c./1st half B.D (Burrage Davenport [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half BD into an oval (Bartholomew W. Delandre -possibly- [ D ] ) 18th c./2nd half BD into a rectangle (Benjamin Davis [ L ] ) entered 1823 BD (not identified [ S ] ) 2007 B.D.G into a rectangle (Benjamin De Gorter [ L]) beginning 20th c. BE into a rectangle (Benjamin Elkin [ L ] ) entered 1817 BE over SCo into a shield (Barker Ellis Silver Company [ B ][ S ] ) 20th c./2nd half BF into two conjoined circles (Benjamin Finnigan [ L]) 19th c./2nd half B.G into an oval (Bert Gordon [ B ] ) 20th c. B.G (Benjamin Cartwright II [ L ] )18th c./2nd half B.G.&Co into an oval (Britton, Gould & Co [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half BG over & over Co Ld into a quatrefoil (Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd [B][S]) mid 20th c. B.G Ltd into an oblong rectangle (Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B over GH over Ld into a lozenge (Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd [B]) entered 1897 B.H.C & C into an oblong oval (not identified [ B ]) 1942 BHJ into an oblong chamfered rectangle (Barnet Henry Joseph [ B ]) beginning 20th c. B.H.J into three conjoined polygons (Barnet Henry Joseph [ B ][ L ] ) end 19th c. B.H.M (Berthold Hermann Muller [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half BI into an oval (Bernard Inge [ C ]) 20th c./1st half B.I (Bernard Instone [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B.I&S.A (Birmingham Jewellers & Silversmiths Association [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B.J.K&Co (B J Keyzor & Co [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half Bl Bs (Bendall Brothers -Gordon, Henry & David Bendall- [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B.Ld (Bishton's Ltd [ B ][ S ] ) mid 20th c. BM into a rectangle (Benjamin Mordecai -possibly- [ L ]) 18th c./2nd half BM (Benjamin May [ B ] ) 18th c./2nd half BM (Berthold Muller [ L ][ C ] ) end 19th c./beginning 20th c. BM into a rectangle (Birmingham Mint [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half BM & Co into a lozenge (Barr, Moering & Co [ L ]) beginning 20th c. BM Co (Birmingham Medal Co [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half B.M.L (Boaz Moses Landeck [ C ][ L ] ) 20th c./1st half BMW (Barry Witmond [ L ] ) 20th c./2nd half B.M (Benjamin Mountigue [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half BN over a fleur de lys into a heart (Bowles Nash [ L ] ) entered 1721 BN over JN into a square (Benjamin Norton & Joseph Norton [ L ]) 19th c./1st half BofCLd into a rectangle (Browns of Chester Ltd [ C ]) 20th c./1st half B.P into an oval (not identified [ B ]) 1953 BP into a rectangle (Benjamin Preston [ L ]) entered 1825 BP&CW (Birmingham Plate & Cutlery Ltd [ B ] ) mid 20th B P D C into four squares (Boots Pure Drug Company [ B ][ C ] ) 20th c./1st half B P over D C into a shield (Boots Pure Drug Company [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half bros A ltd (Adie Brothers Ltd [B] [C])20th c. BRS into three conjoined circles (Bernard Rintel Simmons [ C ]) 20th c./1st half BS (Benjamin Smith [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half BS into a round shaped contour (Benjamin Smith [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half BS into two conjoined circles (Benoni Stephens [ L ] ) entered 1836 Bs into shield (Bravingtons Ltd [ B ][ L ][ S ] ) 20th c./1st half B S into circles (Benoni Stephens [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half BS into an oval (Bruce Stevenson [ S ] ) 20th c./2nd half B.S (Ben Stephenson [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half B.S into shield (Barrowclift Silvercraft [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half B.(S) (Bishtons Ltd [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half BS&Co (B Street & Co [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half BS over BS (Benjamin Smith I & Benjamin Smith II [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half BSEP into an oblong six sides polygon (BSE Products [ L ] ) entered 1974 BS over IS (Benjamin Smith I & James Smith [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half BT (Benjamin Taitt [ D ] )18th c./2nd half B.T.G. into an oval (Benjamin Thomas Greening [ C ][ L ]) end 19th c./20th c./1st half Bu into a square (Nathaniel Bullen [ C ]) end 17th c./beginning 18th c. BW (Benjamin West [ L ] )18th c./1st half B WMJS RD into a shield (Walter, John, Michael, Stanley Barnard & Robert Dubock, [ L ]) entered 1896 |
London
Birmingham
Dublin
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Sheffield
ChesterThe hallmarking of British sterling silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the
identification of origin and age of each piece.
Follow this link to learn HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS
This is the combination of marks used to assay silver:
Town mark, corresponding to the hallmark of the Assay Office which verified the piece
Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifying 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
Follow this link to learn HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS
This is the combination of marks used to assay silver:
Town mark, corresponding to the hallmark of the Assay Office which verified the piece
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Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifying 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)
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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
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A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
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