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Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (A)

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AD

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Charles Adam 1700..1719
(registered Feb 1703) 		Caster
A D 1774 Bowl This mark not found in GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 or JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997
Allen Dominy 1791
(registered Feb 1790) 		Decanter label, skewer
Archibald Douglas 1826..1829
(registered Jan 1826) 		Box, ink well, jar lid
1830..1832
(registered Sep 1823)
Archibald John Douglas (1872)
Alfred Dunhill & Sons 1928..2000
(registered Jun 1910) 		Box, buckle, cigarette case, cigarette lighter, decanter label, dish, letter opener, pepperette, propelling pencil, tie clip Tobacco blenders & pipe manufacturers, Duke Street, St James, London
1936..2005
1937..1965
Abraham Dala 1955..1957 Spoon
A D 1966 Gold ring
A D 1977..1979 Decanter label, pendant
A D 1977, 2002 Ingot pendant, novelty pepperette
A D 1978 Decanter label

(image courtesy of SilverfingerTheSilverStacker) 		A D 1988 Brooch
Abraham David Loewenstark

A D Loewenstark & Son (from 1860)

A D Loewenstark & Sons (from 1865)

1854..1886
(registered Jan 1846) 		Masonic medal, miniature frame Masonic jeweller, The Strand, London

May also be seen with the trade mark:


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AE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Arthur William Edwards 1899
(registered Sep 1894) 		Tea caddy Broad Street, London WC; (from 1899) Clerkenwell Green, London EC

Also registered a mark with serif letters and a central pellet May 1899:
A·E

Albert Edward Bonner 1906..1914
(registered Nov 1905) 		Arts & Crafts style items: dish, footed bowl, mug, napkin ring, pepperette; box, spoon "Artist", Kensington, London W
A E E 1971 Spoon
Albert Edward Jones (registered Dec 1910) Windmill Street; then Livery Street, Birmingham; then St Dunstan Works, Pemberton Street, Birmingham
Arthur Ernest Kingsland Lomas (probably) 1914 Skirt lifter CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 shows a near-identical mark for Lomas (registered Apr 1911) but without stops between the letters
Moseley & Co (Alfred Edward Mosely) 1878
(registered Jun 1878) 		Watch case Watch manufacturers, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC
A E M 1977 Spoon
Alfred Ernest Neighbour 1932..1956
(registered 1931) 		Box, bowl, caster, coaster, matchbox holder
A E P 1989 Candelabrum, dish
Albert Edward Warner 1905
(registered Oct 1897) 		Fob medal St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC
A E W 1972..1975 Ladle
A E W & S 1979 Bowl

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AF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Andrew Fogelberg 1767..1780, 1800
(registered prior to Mar 1773) 		Caster, ink stand, plate, sauce boat, snuffer tray, teapot, tureen In partnership with Stephen Gilbert 1780 to 1793
Alexander Field 1789..1814
(registered Jul 1780) 		Caster, creamer, mustard, tea caddy, teapot, tray
Alfred Fuller 1885..1892
(registered Sep 1884) 		Box, card case, cigarette case, notebook cover, vesta Poland Street, London W; (from 1890) Carnaby Street, London W

Fuller retired in 1898 and the business was taken over by George William White (see GWW&Co)

Mark without pellet registered Aug 1875:
A F

Alfred Foster 1912
(registered Apr 1907) 		Novelty lighter
Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd (registered Mar 1902) Match striker, scent bottle Silver mounters & turners, manufacturers & importers of pipes and tobacconists' sundries, Queen Victoria Street, London
1922..1923
A F C 1984 Frame
Andrew Fogelberg & Stephen Gilbert 1781..1791
(registered Jul 1780) 		Chafing dish, coffee pot, creamer, cup, ewer, plate, salver, tankard
1785..1792
(registered Jul 1780)

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AG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Alfred Gurney 1875..1886
(registered Apr 1873) 		Watch case Case maker, Smithfield Street, Coventry
Alfred Godfrey 1898..1903
(registered May 1898) 		Decanter label, napkin ring Godfrey's Plating Works, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London EC
Arthur Graf 1909..1912
(registered Mar 1907) 		Imported spoon "Manufacturer's agent & importer", Goswell Road, London
Alfred Grove 1962..1969 Spoon, toast rack

(image courtesy of Ray Nimmo) 		Alicia Gordon 1998 Thimble
Asprey & Garrard 1999..2000 Candlestick, compass, dish, goblet, napkin ring, vase New Bond Street, London W1

Asprey and Garrard merged in 1998 and de-merged in 2002

Arthur Garstin & Co 1903 Jar lid Arthur Garstin trading as Arthur Garstin & Co, fancy leather goods and portmanteau manufacturers, Queen Street London EC & Aldersgate Street, London EC

This mark not shown by CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987; an "AG&Co" in oval mark registered Jan 1905. Converted to a limited company 1909 with a new AG&CoLtd mark.

Gerald Benney 1956..2000 Box, butter knife, candlestick, coaster, condiments, cup, dish, goblet, jug, ladle, spoon Full name Adrian Gerald Sallis Benney, born 1930, died 2008. Wikipedia entry

Whitfield Place, London W1; from 1963: Beenham, Reading, Berkshire

Seen (1989) with GAK mark of Alan Kelsey

A G C 1972..1986 Box, bracelet

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		Anthony Gordon Elson 1966..1983 Bowl, box, candlestick, claret jug, coaster, goblet, jug, knife, sauce boat, spoon, tastevin, tea caddy
A G over G H 1903 Jar lid This mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987, but the example seen is overstamped on another so may not be a registered mark
A G H 1978 Box
A G K 2000 Napkin ring
A G L 1974 Bowl
Andrew Grima Ltd 1972..1978 Gold jewellery: bracelet, earrings, ring
A G M 1977 Plate
Augustus George Piesse (probably) 1857..1867 Cup, goblet, mug, napkin ring, salt, salver, teapot Piesse's mark shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 (registered Aug 1852) is with serif characters and stops:
A.G.P
Samuel & Rogers (Arthur Guiness Rogers) (registered Feb 1859) Watch case makers, Wood Street, Liverpool
Arthur George Rendell 1908..1919
(registered Jun 1907) 		Imported watch case Clerkenwell Road, London EC
A G T 1983..1984 Tot measure
Allan Gairdner Wyon 1921 Masonic medal Die engraver & sculptor. Wikipedia entry

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AH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Abraham Hinde 1677 Cup, tankard Attributed as "probably Abraham Hinde" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017 who notes 2 marks for this maker, "AH, star above, crescent below" and "AH, mullet above [possibly between pellets], annulet below"
1679
Ann Hill 1735..1736
(registered c1734-1735) 		Spoon
A H 1801..1811 Flatware, mug, mustard
Alexander Hewat 1811
(registered Nov 1810) 		Spoon
1825..1829
Albert Hausman (registered Jul 1902) Foreign agent, Prudential Buildings, Leeds, Yorkshire
Alexander John Harris 1929..1931 Imported Wahl Eversharp pencil
A H 1930 Cigarette case
A H 1963..1985 Caddy spoon, caster
A H 1970 Box
Hennells Ltd (1972..1979)
Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock (1721..1727)
A H F 1919..1938 Box, buckle

(image courtesy of SilverfingerTheSilverStacker) 		Aisling Higgins Jewellery 2000 Pendant Dublin, Eire

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A H J 2003 Pendant
Alfred Hall & John Goode 1882..1887
(registered Apr 1882) 		Belt buckle, card case, cigar case, scent bottle, vesta
A H L 1975 Napkin ring
A Haviland-Nye 1968..2003 Coaster, decanter label, ingot pendant, limited editions / souvenirs, sauce boat, sifter spoon, tea service, tea strainer Biddulph Road, London W9
Alfred Henry Read (registered Jan 1883) Case maker, Hill Street, Coventry
Anthony Holt Silversmiths Ltd 1995..2007 Napkin ring, presentation engineering model Twickenham Road, Teddington, Middlesex

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AI

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Alfred Ivory 1864..1880
(registered Jul 1861) 		Butter shell, covered bowl, egg cruet, jug, mug, salt, tea & coffee service
Anna Keen 1984 Caviar spoon
Arthur Ingram & Charles May 1882..1884
(registered Nov 1882) 		Silver-mounts on: box, claret jug, cup
I S & A N (1764..1770)

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AJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Alexander Johnston 1748..1765
(registered Jan 1748) 		Caster, coffee pot, cruet, dish, lidded cup, salt, salver, sauce boat, snuffer tray, teapot
1752..1763
(registered Jan 1748)
Alexander Jenkins 1866
(registered Mar 1865) 		Pocket altimeter
Alexander Jones 1902
(registered Sep 1900) 		Box, flask Also a mark with stop rather than pellet registered Dec 1883:
A.J
Alfred James 1909
(registered Aug 1905) 		Spoon
A J 1927..1937 Imported items: box, cigarette case, comb, compact
A J 1989 Imported box
Annabel Jones 1993..1997 Match striker Married name: Annabel Croft
Alfred James Blake (registered Oct 1908) St John Street, London EC
A J B & S 1985..1988 Spoon
A J Chambers 1981 Book mark Keith H Chambers, silversmith, Melton Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

(image courtesy of Dr Adrian Caro) 		Adrian J Caro 1978..1999
(registered 1966) 		Box, coaster, coffee pot, dish, miniature, mug, napkin ring, plate Still working (2021)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		Archibald John Douglas 1864
(registered Apr 1864) 		Box
1872
(registered Jun 1870) 		Similar marks registered by:
  • Archibald Darling, gold worker (Apr 1860 & Mar 1868)
  • Arthur Dodd, gold worker (Jan 1866)
  • Adolph Drescher, gold worker (Sep 1869)
  • Alfred Dupuis, gold worker (Aug 1873)
Anthony John Fox 1954..1955 Spoon Bexley, Kent
A J F 1973 Box
A J G 1934 Perfume bottle top
A J G 1982..1996 Salt, spoon (Britannia standard) Seen (1996) with CCFE mark of [possibly] Chelmsford College of Further Education:
Alfred James How 1897..1929
(registered May 1897) 		Basket, bowl, caster, creamer, dish, inkwell, napkin ring, spoon, trophy cup
A J L 1978 Box, decanter label
A J Ltd 1978 Ingot pendant

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		Alfred Jerrold Nathan (registered Sep 1887) Tobacconist & fancy goods agent, Farringdon Road, London EC
A J P 1926..1927 Jar lid, napkin ring
A J P 1979, 2003..2004 Box
Alan John Riddler 2000..2002 Letter opener, tumbler
Alexander J Strachan 1801..1838
(registered Sep 1799 & Aug 1823) 		Box, coronet
A J S 1904..1923 Box
Arthur James Walker 1883..1890
(registered Apr 1882) 		Watch case Case maker, Earlsdon Street, Coventry
Albert John Watts (registered Apr 1905) Upper Ashby Street, Goswell Road, London EC
Albert John Wilkins 1933..1935 Centrepiece, dish, napkin ring Silversmith, jeweller and art college teacher, Battersea, London

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