Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (A)

A& AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ

AK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Adam King 1683..1688 Bowl, spoon Attributed as "probably Adam King" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Ann Kersill 1747..1748
(registered Jun 1747)
Sauce boat
Abstinando King 1793..1823
(registered Feb 1791)
Caster, coaster, cruet, decanter label, fish server, goblet, jar top, salt, tea service, vinaigrette, wick trimmer
1798..1802 This mark not registered, but identified by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 as Abstinaindo [sic] King

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Augustus Köhler 1884..1892
(registered Nov 1882)
Hunting horn, knife Horn marked: "Kohler & Son, Westminster"
Aaron Katz 1894..1895
(registered Jul 1890)
Candlestick, toy (model tricyle)
Adolph Philip Krieger 1911..1913
(registered Aug 1910)
Imported box
Ane Christensen 2004..2010 Candle holder




AL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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A L (unknown) 1668 Tankard Described by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 as "AL between three mullets" (there is another star in the top left lobe)
Thomas Allen (1698..1702)
John Laughton II (1701)

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Augustin Le Sage 1767..1776
(registered prior to Mar 1773)
Bowl, creamer, lidded dish, plate, tureen N.B. 1767 lidded dish also had a plain AL mark:
A·L
Aaron Lestourgeon 1771..1781
(registered Jun 1771)
Bowl, tea caddy, teapot
1781
(registered Jan 1776)
A L 1820 Spoon Mark not shown or listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990
A L 1820 Tongs Mark not shown or listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990
Alfred Lewis 1902..1903
(registered Oct 1902)
Imported items (bowl, box, caster, spoon) Silver importer, Fore Street, London
Ever Ready Co (Alfred Lobel) (registered Sep 1904) Ever Ready Works, Hercules Place, London NW
A L 1980 Gold ring
Aaron Lufkin Dennison (registered May 1876) Case maker, Handsworth, Birmingham
A Ltd 1985 Imported candlestick
Asprey & Co Ltd (2001..2012)
William & Aaron Lestourgeon 1768..1770
(registered Nov 1767 & 1768)
Flask, mug, tea caddy, wine funnel




AM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Arthur Manwaring 1677
(free 1643)
Tankard Attributed as "probably Arthur Manwaring" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017. Two similar marks without the crown attributed as "certainly Arthur Manwaring"
Angela Marson 1784..1794
(registered Jul 1784)
Watch case Case maker, Butcher's Close, Upper Moorfields, London
Alexander Macrae 1863
(registered Sep 1856)
Coffee pot, cup, ewer, flatware, goblet, salt
1864..1874
(registered Jan 1864)
Alfred Marston (registered Jun 1909) Icknield Street, Birmingham

Formerly a partner in Marston & Bayliss (partnership dissolved 1906)

Arthur Machan & Co 1936
(registered Sep 1936)
Jug Silversmiths, Hatton Garden, London EC1

Apparently went out of business c1950

Aurum Ltd 1973..1977 Commemorative items: candelabrum, dish, goblet, spoon, tastevin
A M 1977 Ingot pendant
A M 1984..1985 Decanter label
A M & M Ltd 1918 Box, chain bag, cigarette case
1923..1925
Abraham Meyer Blanckensee (registered Jul 1908) Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham
A M B 1991..1995 Candle snuffer, chamberstick, napkin ring, spoon
A M F 1924 Bowl
A M G 1977 Ingot pendant
A M Jacobs & Co 1870..1882, 1904
(registered Dec 1870)
Watch case Alfred Moss Jacobs trading as A M Jacobs & Co, watch manufacturers, Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London
1881..1883
(registered Dec 1870)
A M J 1965 Candelabrum

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Peacock, Mansfield & Britton (Arthur Mansfield & James Britton) 1887..1895
(registered Jun 1885)
Cigar case mount, purse mount Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London
A M Ld 1938 Crucifix pendant
A M N 1968..1989 Caddy spoon, candle holder, pendant
A M P 1982..1990 Brooch, frame
Alan M Weisrose 1977..1988, 2001 Candlestick, coaster, decanter label, frame, kiddush cup, toy tea service Also seen in a lasered form with a 2000 date

London Silver Vaults, Chancery Lane, London


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A M W 1979 Spoon




AN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Anthony Nelme 1683..1691 Box, coffee pot, salver, tankard, tea caddy
1702..1717
(registered Apr 1697)
Alice Noyes 1693 Tankard Attributed as "probably Alice Noyes" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
William Andrews 1697..1705
(registered Apr 1697)
Beaker, porringer, tankard
Francis Nelme 1725..1736
(registered Mar 1723)
Caster, mug, salver, sauce boat Francis Nelme was Anthony Nelme's son and took over his father's marks after the latter's death c1723
1723..1729
(registered Mar 1723)
Alexis Nicole 1883..1886
(registered May 1865 & 1866, Nov 1882)
Watch case Case maker, Wilmington Square, Clerkenwell, London; Carlisle Street, Soho, London (after 1866)

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A N 1920 Silver mount
Ari D Norman 1977..2005 Bookmark, box, buckle, cloak chain, comb, decanter label, frame, letter opener, napkin clip, napkin ring, perfume bottle & funnel, stamp case Argenta Way, London NW10
A N 1994
A Nicholls & Son 1946 Cigarette case
A Nicholls & Son Ltd 1949

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Arnold Neale Baily & Thomas House Bates 1903..1915
(registered Sep 1902)
Bottle holder, coaster, pin tray
Anthony Nelme (1702..1717)
Francis Nelme (1723..1729)
Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton (1770..1782)




AO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Alexander Osborne (probably) c1765 Tongs This mark is not shown by 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
A O 2007 Dish Laser-marked. Dish also bears the stamp of the Italian company Pampaloni.




AP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Abraham Portal 1755..1761
(registered Oct 1749)
Bowl, tea caddy
Abraham Peterson 1790..1811
(registered Feb 1790)
Creamer, dish, fish slice, goblet, mustard, salt, spoon, tankard, teapot
Ann Payne 1834..1836
(registered Dec 1834)
Flatware Also a mark in a cut-corner box registered Oct 1834:
A·P
Phillips Brothers & Son 1888
(registered Apr 1885)
Spoon Alfred Phillips (and others) trading as Phillips Brothers & Son

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Arthur Punt 1900
(registered Mar 1900)
Dish Dressing bag manufacturer, Victoria Street, London W1
A P 1936 Jar lid
A P 1966..1981 Coaster, decanter label
Alfred Pain 1996..2000 (registered 1989) Lectern, salt & spoon
Arthur Price & Co Ltd 1994..2001 Clock, decanter label, frame
Tony Bestwick 1973..1981
(registered 1973)
Box, ring Trading as Tudor Amethyst, jewellery & lapidary work, Sidmouth, Devon & Salcombe, Devon.

Products mainly jewellery including pendants, rings and Britannia-standard ear studs

Asprey & Co Ltd (1984..1997)
Vander & Hedges

Tessiers Ltd
(after 1920)

1910..1939
(registered Apr 1910)
Beaker, bowl, candelabra, candlestick, flatware, ice bucket, jug, mustard, pepperette, salt, standish, tankard Arthur Martin Parsons & Frank Herbert Parsons trading as Vander & Hedges then as Tessiers, New Bond Street, London

Subsequently Anthony & Richard Parsons trading as Tessiers Ltd

For other marks of this company see CAAPRP and HPLP

Company sold in 1992

1959..1991
Pairpoint Brothers 1911..1935
(registered Mar 1909)
Box, brush, buckle, mustard, tea service Alfred James Pairpoint, Francis William Pairpoint & Arthur Walter Pairpoint
Benson & Hedges (Alfred Paget Hedges) 1899..1903
(registered Mar 1899)
Cigarette case, vesta Old Bond Street, London W
Anthony Paton Hawksley 1953 ..1985 Box, dish, spoon, trophy cup b1921, d1991
Asprey & Co Ltd (1984..1997)
A PLC 1998 Bookmark, match holder (imported) Possibly Asprey & Co Ltd
A P M 1926 Imported items: box, cup, spoon
Abraham Peterson & Peter Podio 1784..1788
(registered May 1783)
Basket, salt, sauce boat
Adolphe Peter Roger 1887..1904
(registered May 1905)
Flatware Guernsey, Channel Islands
Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock (1719)
Tessiers Ltd (1959..1991)