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Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (A)



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Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Asprey & Co Ltd 1908..1944
(entered Nov 1909) 		Ash tray, basket, beaker, candlestick, card case, cigarette box, cigarette case, coaster, compact, condiments, decanter label, dish, flask, goblet, grape shears, ink pot, matchbox holder, mug, mustard, paper knife, plate, salver, table lighter, toast rack, vanity jar top
1910..1934
1929..1933
1934
1936
1953..1987
1987..1997
2004..2005
Allen & Darwin (Charles James Allen & Sidney Darwin) (entered May 1912) Portland Works, Arundel Street, Sheffield
Alstons' & Hallam (1902..1933)
Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd 1903..1915
(entered Nov 1903) 		Bowl, cup holder, salad server, spoon
1933
Army & Navy Stores Ltd 1936
A & W 1936 Bowl
Abraham Buteux 1726
(entered May 1721, died 1731) 		Caster
Alexander Barnet 1765
(entered Aug 1759) 		Spoon
Abraham Barrier 1781..1784
(entered May 1782) 		Flatware
Alfred Barton
(entered Jul 1840) 		1840..1866 Box, flatware, vesta "spoon maker"
Adam Burgess
(entered Mar 1846) 		"spoon & fork maker"
Abraham Brownett
(entered Dec 1863) 		"smallworker"
Alfred Bedford 1887
(entered Sep 1876) 		Watch case Bedford was the manager of Waltham Watch Co UK, Holborn Circus, London
Albert Cowley Bloxham 1906..1938
(entered Apr 1906) 		Egg cup, napkin ring, spoon, trophy cup Holborn Circus, London
Amanda Birkett 1997 Paper knife

(Mark reads AB&Sns)

Andrew Barrett & Sons 1899..1912
(entered Oct 1892) 		Paper knife, statuette Piccadilly, London
Hunt & Roskell (Alfred Benson & Arthur Henry Benson) (1895)

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		Arthur Brian Burton 1927
(entered Jun 1913) 		Model dog
A B D 1927..1936 Box, imported caddy spoon
Alice & George Burrows II 1801
(entered Jul 1801) 		Box, flatware, salt, tea service, vinaigrette
1802..1817
Hunt & Roskell (Alfred Benson & Henry Hugh Webb) 1890..1893
(entered Sep 1889) 		Buckle, coffee pot, flatware, salt
Hunt & Roskell (Alfred Benson & Arthur Henry Benson) 1895
(entered Jun 1894)
Abraham Barrier & Louis Ducommieu 1774..1775 Spoon
Abraham Brownett & John Rose 1860
(entered Jul 1858) 		Box
Albert Barker Ltd 1913
(entered Dec 1913) 		Box lid
Adie Brothers Ltd (entered Jan 1914)
Ahronsberg Brothers 1902
(entered Jun 1901) 		Imported spoon Albion Street, Birmingham
Adey Bellamy Savory 1826..1836
(entered Feb 1826) 		Flatware, tea service Son of Joseph Savory I
1826..1827
(entered Oct 1826)
1826..1828
(entered Nov 1829)
Augustine Courtauld I 1739
(entered Jul 1739) 		Salver
Andrew Crespel 1859
(entered Sep 1858) 		Mustard
Alexander Clark 1894..1895
(entered Jul 1891) 		Box, decanter label
Alfred Clark 1901..1904
(entered Oct 1898) 		Bowl, box, dish, stamp case Some pieces marked "Clark, 20 Old Bond St" (1901) or "Clark, 33 New Bond St"(1904)
Alwyn Carr 1921..1922 Box, dish
Cohen & Charles (Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon) (entered Sep 1893) Thavies Inn, Holborn, London
A C & Sons Ltd 1957..1979 Butter shell, coaster, condiments set, decanter label, miniature tea service & tray, mug, salver, spoon
A C Co 1973 Novelty salt shaker & pepperette
A C Co 1978 Decanter label
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co 1903..1908
(entered Jul 1900) 		Box, vanity jar top Fenchurch Street, Oxford Street & Market Place, London & Welbeck Works, Randall Street, Sheffield
Alexander Clark & Co Ltd 1929
(entered Apr 1912)
A C W 1979 Caddy spoon
Charles Adam 1700..1718
(entered Feb 1703) 		Caster
A D 1774 Bowl This mark not found in Grimwade or Jackson
Archibald Douglas 1827..1829
(entered Jan 1826) 		Box, ink well, lid
1830..1832
(entered Sep 1823)
Alfred Dunhill & Sons 1936 Box, cigarette case, cigarette lighter, dish, pepperette, tie clip Usually smokers' accessories
1965
1928..1946, 1971..1986
(entered Jun 1910)
A D 1957 Spoon
Abraham David Loewenstark 1858..1886
(entered Jan 1846) 		Masonic medal The Strand, London

May also be seen with his trade mark:

Albert Edward Bonner 1909..1913
(entered Nov 1905) 		Arts & Crafts pepperette, box, spoon
Albert Edward Jones (entered Dec 1910) Windmill Street, then Livery Street, Birmingham
A E N 1936..1940 Coaster, matchbox holder
Andrew Fogelberg 1767..1780
(entered prior to Mar 1773) 		Ink stand, plate, sauce boat, teapot, tureen N.B. this mark has a pellet between A & F:
A·F
Alexander Field 1789..1814
(entered Jul 1780) 		Caster, creamer, tea caddy, teapot, tray
Alfred Fuller 1886..1890
(entered Sep 1884) 		Box, cigarette case Mark without pellet entered Aug 1875:
A F
Andrew Fogelberg & Stephen Gilbert 1781..1791
(entered Jul 1780) 		Chafing dish, coffee pot, creamer, cup, ewer, plate, salver, tankard
1785..1790
(entered Jul 1780)
Alfred Gurney (entered Apr 1873) Watch case maker, Smithfield Street, Coventry
Arthur Graf (entered Mar 1907) "Manufacturer's agent & importer", Goswell Road, London
Asprey & Garrard 1999..2000 Compass, napkin ring, vase
The Artificers' Guild Ltd (1912..1935)
Gerald Benney 1967..2000 Caddy spoon, coaster, cup, dish, jug Full name Adrian Gerald Benney
Anthony Elson 1966..1979 Bowl, candlestick, goblet, jug, sauce boat, tea caddy
A G K 2000 Napkin ring
A G P 1859..1864 Cup, goblet, mug, salt, salver Probably Augustus George Piesse, but his mark (entered Aug 1852) is with serif characters
Arthur George Rendell 1912..1919
(entered Jun 1907) 		Imported watch case Clerkenwell Road, London
A H 1801..1811 Mustard, spoon
Alexander Hewat 1829
(entered Nov 1810) 		Spoon
H A E (1977)
Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock (1721)
Alfred Hall & John Goode 1884
(entered Apr 1882) 		Cigar case
A Haviland-Nye 1968..2003 Decanter label, limited editions / souvenirs, sauce boat, sifter spoon, tea service
Alfred Henry Read (entered jan 1883) Watch case maker, Hill Street, Coventry
Alfred Ivory 1872
(entered Jul 1861) 		Covered bowl
I S & A N (1764..1770)
Alexander Johnston 1758..1763
(entered Jan 1748) 		Coffee pot, dish, salt, salver, snuffer tray
Alexander Jones 1902
(entered Sep 1900) 		Box, flask Also a mrk with stop between A & J entered Dec 1883:
A.J
A J 1935 Imported compact
Alfred James Blake (entered Oct 1908) St John Street, London EC
Alfred James How 1897..1929
(entered May 1897) 		Bowl, caster, spoon
Alexander J Strachan 1838
(entered Sep 1799 & Aug 1823) 		Coronet
A J S 1904..1923 Box
Arthur James Walker (entered Apr 1882) Watch case maker, Earlsdon Street, Coventry
A J W 1933 Dish
Abstinando King 1793..1823
(entered Feb 1791) 		Caster, creamer, cruet, decanter stand, fish server, jar top, vinaigrette, wick trimmer
Augustus Köhler 1884..1894
(entered Nov 1882) 		Candlestick, hunting horn, knife Horn marked "Kohler & Son
Westminster"

A similar mark entered by Aaron Katz, Jul 1890

Thomas Allen 1602
(entered Apr 1697) 		Spoon
Augustus Le Sage 1771..1781
(entered prior to Mar 1773) 		Teapot Listed as Augustin Le Sage in Grimwade
Abraham Lestourgeon 1781
(entered Jan 1776) 		Teapot
Alfred Lewis 1902..1903
(entered Oct 1902) 		Imported items (box, caster, spoon) "Silver importer", Fore Street, London
Aaron Lufkin Dennison (entered May 1876) Handsworth, Birmingham
William & Aaron Lestourgeon (1768)
Alexander Macrae 1864..1874
(entered Jan 1864) 		Cup, flatware, goblet, salt Similar mark with pellet entered Sep 1856:
A·M
Alfred Marston (entered Jun 1909) Icknield Street, Birmingham
A M & M Ltd 1921..1922 Box, cigarette case
Abraham Meyer Blanckensee (entered Jul 1908) Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham
Alfred Moss Jacobs 1882
(entered Dec 1870) 		Watch case Case maker
1904
(entered Dec 1870)
A M J 1965 Candelabrum
Peacock, Mansfield & Britton (Arthur Mansfield & James Britton) 1892
(entered Jun 1885) 		Cigar case mount Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London
A M W 1977..1982 Decanter label, kiddush cup, toy tea service
Anthony Nelme (1691)
Francis Nelme (1732)
Ari D Norman 1992..2000 Frame, perfume funnel
Arnold Neale Baily & Thomas House Bates 1914
(entered Sep 1902) 		Bottle holder
Anthony Nelme (1702)
Francis Nelme
Nathaniel Appleton & Ann Smith (1770..1778)
A O c1765 Tongs Probably Alexander Osborne, but this maker is not shown by Grimwade or Jackson
Abraham Portal 1755
(entered Oct 1749) 		Bowl
Abraham Peterson 1792..1811
(entered Feb 1790) 		Dish, fish slice, goblet, mustard, salt, tankard, teapot
Ann Payne 1834..1835
(entered Dec 1834) 		Flatware Also a mark in a cut-corner box entered Oct 1834:
A·P
A P 1966..1981 Coaster, decanter label
A P 1996 Salt & spoon
Arthur Price & Co Ltd 1996 Frame
Vander & Hedges (until 1920)
Tessiers Ltd (from 1920)
(Arthur Martin Parsons & Frank Herbert Parsons) 		1910..1939
(entered Apr 1910) 		Beaker, flatware, ice bucket, jug, mustard New Bond Street, London
Tessiers Ltd 1959
Pairpoint Brothers (Alfred James, Francis William & Arthur Walter Pairpoint) 1915..1933
(entered Mar 1909) 		Bowl, box, brush, buckle, mustard
A P M 1926 Imported box
Anthony Hawksley 1956..1978 Dish, spoon
Abraham Peterson & Peter Podio 1784..1788
(entered May 1783) 		Basket, salt
Adolphe Peter Roger 1898
(entered May 1905) 		Spoon
Tessiers Ltd (1959)
Andrew Archer 1702..1706 Marrow scoop, spoon
1706..1709
(entered Oct 1703) 		N.B. this mark is AR in an oval
Ackroyd Rhodes

Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd (from 1907)

1894..1895
(entered Aug 1893) 		Bowl, condiments, cup, flatware, tea & coffee service, trophy cup, vase Kirkgate, Bradford
1896..1914
(entered Aug 1895)
Alexander Ritchie (entered Apr 1910) Iona silversmith
A R Emerson 1945..1946 Tea service
A R M & Co Ltd 1927..1967 Ecclesiastical silver, salt
Alexander Saunders 1762
(entered Sep 1757) 		Salt
Arthur Sibley (to c1879) 1854..1879
(entered Mar 1853) 		Mug, saucepan & burner
Amy Sandheim 1924..1939 Spoon, tea service, tea strainer
A S 1938..1939 Decanter label
Alstons' & Hallam 1900
(entered Mar 1898) 		Salt, salver, spoon, tazza, tea caddy
1902..1933
(entered Jan 1903)
Nathaniel Appleton & Ann Smith (1770..1778)
The Artificers' Guild Ltd 1912..1935
(entered Apr 1906) 		Flatware, rose bowl The Artificers Guild were makers and retailers of metalwork with a shop in Maddox St, London W1. Started by Nelson Dawson in 1901, it was taken over by Montague Fordham and Edward Spencer in 1903
A S J 1979..1982 Bracelet
Adey Bellamy Savory, Joseph Savory II & Albert Savory 1833..1834
(entered Sep 1833) 		Creamer, flatware, teapot Joseph & Albert were Adey's sons
Abraham Taylor 1792..1796
(entered Feb 1795) 		Teapot
Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co (Aaron Taitelbaum) 1922..1929
(entered Feb 1913) 		Kiddush cup, tray
A T & Son 1956..1968 Candlestick, dish, goblet, trophy cup
Aymé Videau (or Vedau) 1755..1756
(entered Jun 1739) 		Coffee pot, tureen (Videau is particularly noted for coffee pots) Recorded up to 1733
Alfred Wigley (entered Dec 1895) Terrace Road, Birmingham
A Willis & Co (entered Oct 1905) Hatton Garden, London
A W 1974 Goblet
William & Aaron Lestourgeon (1768)
Tiffany & Co (Albert William Feaveryear) 1932 Cigarette case Feaveryear was the manager of Tiffany's London branch
A W H 1946 Cigarette case

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