In 1544 the leopard's head mark was adopted as the mark of the London Assay Office. A letter mark coinciding with the date of assay was first introduced in London in 1477. Originally it signified the Assay Master responsible for testing and marking the silver. or via drop-down list: | Home |
London Date Letter Chart Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
London Date Letter Chart - Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks • 1696 - 1935 The shape of the shield cartouche around the City Mark and Standard Mark generally change to match the shield around the Date Letter Mark. • • London Import Marks on Foreign Made Silver • 1867 - Present LONDON SILVER DATE MARKS BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS LondonBirminghamDublinEdinburghGlasgowSheffieldChester HALLMARKS OF BRITISH SILVER MAKERS: ENGLAND - SCOTLAND - IRELAND - CHANNEL ISLANDS - COLONIES HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER - MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION 1. The standard mark This mark shows that the fineness of the metal meets a specified legal standard. Pure silver is too soft for objects subject to daily wear so it is alloyed with a base metal, usually copper, to make it more durable This dilutes the precious metal and makes the mixture less valuable. 1. SILVER STANDARD MARKS The Standard mark indicates the purity of the silver. A - Sterling .925 B - Britannia .958, used exclusively 1697 - 1720, optional afterwards. C - Sterling .925 for Glasgow D - Sterling .925 for Edinburgh E - Sterling .925 for Dublin
English silver hallmarks British maker's marks identification R&RB
Most British and Irish silver carries a number of stamps indicating not just the standard or purity mark (typically the lion passant) but also the initials of the maker, a date letter and the place of assay. Since hallmarking began, the leopard's head has been used in various forms to denote the London Assay Office. London Silver Makers Hallmarks: A B S Adey B Savory A&CoLtd - Asprey & Co Limited AB - Alexander Barnet AB GB - Alice & George Burrows AB over GB - Alice and George Burrows ABS - A.B. Savory AC - Alexander Crichton AC - Augustine Courtauld AC over MC - The Alexander Manufacturing Company Limited AD - Alfred Dunhill AF Alexander Field Makers' Marks & Hallmarks on British & Irish Silver Use the links below to go to the section you want. Makers' Marks Quick Makers' Marks Hallmark Identification [Date Letters] Scottish Provincial Marks Identification Please report errors and potential updates via my Contact form. OF THE 18th CENTURY The actual marks used in London from 1700 to 1799 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
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London Maker's Marks Menu This page of London Maker's Marks is organized alphabetically by the first letter in the mark. { note - Many British makers' marks, especially in the 18th & earlier 19th centuries, are nearly identical. If a mark illustrated here matches one you are researching, there is a possibility another may have made it. } • • • an illustrated directory listing 3000 hallmarks of England, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and Colonial silver (Canada, India, Cape), maker marks, town marks, date letter, duty marks. A selection of 18th, 19th, and 20th century British silvermiths illustrated with their marks and biographical information: John Lawrence, Ledsam Vale & Co, Liberty & Co, Lawson & Co, Levi & Salaman -Phineas.
British silver hallmarks are 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 used by British and English silver hallmarking system are: Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the UK assay office that has verified the piece British Silver Import Marks- Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks • • • British Import Marks on Sterling • www . 925-1000 . com •• www . 925-1000 . com •• www . 925-1000 . com • • British Import Marks on Foreign Made Silver • 1867 - Present
London Silver Assay Marks For part of the 20th century Flickr
How to recognize sterling silver & silver-plate marks on silverware or flatware made in London. Includes makers markings on silver & town or assay hallmarks. Easy visual identification guides and searcheable databases to research silver marks of London companies with proper age attribution. Includes antique and vintage marks or logos of all major silver London retailers. London Import Marks on Foreign Made Silver • 1867 - Present The "F" was used, 1867 - 1904, in conjunction with a full set of London marks. The second mark was used from 1906.
