Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (A)

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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Francis Archbold	1699..1701 (registered Apr 1697)	Spoon
	Andrew Archer	1702..1708	Marrow scoop, spoon
		1703..1718 (registered Oct 1703)
		1722 (registered Aug 1720)
	Ann Reid	1844..1846 (registered Aug 1843)	Jar lid, shaving brush	Dressing case silver mounter, Dean Street, London Succeeded George Reid (see GR mark also in an oval punch). Ann was possibly George's widow
	Aloes Risle	1896 (registered Dec 1898)	Masonic medal
	Ackroyd Rhodes; Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd	1894..1895 (registered Aug 1893)	Bowl, condiments, cup, flatware, tea & coffee service, trophy cup, vase	Kirkgate, Bradford Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd from 1907
	Ackroyd Rhodes; Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd	1896..1914 (registered Aug 1895)		Kirkgate, Bradford Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd from 1907
	Alexander Ritchie	(registered Apr 1910)		Iona, Scotland
Note: mark is surrounded by a wide impressed oval	Alfred Rosenthal	1921 (registered Apr 1909)	Stick mount	Gold & silver stick mounter
	A R	1965	Spoon
	A R	1978	Box
	A Roden & Son	1936..1937	Ashtray, trophy cup	Hatton Garden, London
	Robert Albin Cox (1758..1759)
	A R Emerson	1945..1951	Clock, tea service
	A R F	1975	Model
	A R Mowbray & Co Ltd	1925..1946	Ecclesiastical silver, goblet, salt	Margaret Street, London W1 & Oxford
		1938
		1969
	Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock	1719 (registered Feb 1720)	Coffee pot, marrow scoop, salver, spoon, tankard
	Hugh Arnett & Edward Pocock	1721..1727 (registered Jun 1720)	Coffee pot, marrow scoop, salver, spoon, tankard

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AS

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of www.waxantiques.com)	Thomas Ash	1703..1707 (registered Apr 1697)	Candlestick, cruet, salt, tea caddy
	Thomas Ash	1711..1714 (registered Apr 1697)	Candlestick, cruet, salt, tea caddy
	Ambrose Stevenson	1722 (registered Jun 1720)	Tazza, teapot
	Albartus (or Albert) Schurman	1758 (registered Mar 1756)	Tea caddy
	Alexander Saunders	1760..1763 (registered Sep 1757)	Creamer, salt, sauce boat
	Arthur Sibley	1854..1879 (registered Mar 1853)	Mug, mustard, saucepan & burner, teapot, tumbler cup	Died 1877; business wound up c1879 Son of Richard Sibley I and brother of Richard Sibley II
	Albert Slade	(registered Jan 1903)		Richmond Road, Dalston, London E
	Asher Solovitch	1899..1905 (registered Aug 1898)	Dish ring, pepperette	Hatton Garden, London EC
	Amy Sandheim Amy Sandheim Ltd (from c1929)	1923..1943	Napkin ring, spoon, tea service, tea strainer	130 Notting Hill Gate, London W
	A S	1925	Teapot	Possibly Adolph Scott
	A S	1938..1939	Decanter label
	A S	1961	Ashtray, modernist candelabra, sauce boat
(image courtesy of Joanie's House of Treasures)	Arabella Stuart	1977 (registered 1974)	Lidded pot	Under her married name, Arabella Boxer, she is a renowned food critic and writer.
	A S	1977..1980	Imported key ring
	Alstons' & Hallam	1900 (registered Mar 1898)	Card tray, salt, salver, spoon, tazza, tea caddy, trophy cup
	Alstons' & Hallam	1902..1933 (registered Jan 1903)
	A S & M B	1978	Box
	Dudley & Cox (Arthur Salisbury Cox)	1908..1925 (registered Mar 1907)	Bookmark, menu holder, napkin ring	James Dudley and Arthur Salisbury Cox trading as Dudley & Cox, Osborne Road & Portland Road, Southsea, Hampshire
	The Artificers' Guild Ltd	1910..1936 (registered Apr 1906)	Bowl, creamer, dish, flatware, knife blade, rose bowl, sucrier	Maddox St, London W1 The Artificers Guild were makers and retailers of metalwork. Started by Nelson Dawson in 1901, it was taken over by Montague Fordham and Edward Spencer in 1903. Seen (1934) with the stamp of Edward Spencer:
	Thomas Ash (1711..1714)
	Alistair Stewart Jewellers	1977..1989	Bracelet, pendant	New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex Web site
	A B Savory & Sons	1833..1834 (registered Sep 1833)	Creamer, flatware, teapot	Adey Bellamy Savory, Joseph Savory II & Albert Savory; Joseph & Albert were Adey's sons
	A S Ltd	1928..1929	Imported cigarette case
	Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton	1770..1782 (registered Jul 1771)	Creamer, salt, sauce boat
	A S P	1977	Box

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AT

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
John Laughton II (1701)
Abraham Taylor	1796..1798 (registered Feb 1795)	Masonic jewel, teapot
Alford Thickbroom	1833..1853 (registered Mar 1829 & 1839, 1843, 1849)	Watch case	Case maker, Galway Street, London
Alford Thickbroom	1856..1874 (registered Jan 1856)	Watch case	Case maker, Galway Street, London
Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co (Aaron Taitelbaum) subsequently A Taitelbaum & Son	1921..1933 (registered Feb 1913)	Candlestick, kiddush cup, tray	Old Montague Street, London E1
A Taite & Sons Ltd (probably)	1933..1968	Bessamin, candlestick, dish, goblet, trophy cup	Greatorex Street, London E1 & Whitechapel Road, London E1 N.B. This company appears to be a successor to A Taitelbaum & Co. It ceased trading c1972.
A Taite & Sons Ltd (probably)	1961	Bessamin, candlestick, dish, goblet, trophy cup
A T B	1978	Buckle
A T C	1978	Imported pen
Alfred Terry Ltd	1977..1988	Gold ring, ingot pendant
Albert Thomas Oliver	1905..1925 (registered Dec 1903)	Pocket barometer, thermometer, watch case	Case maker, Wynyatt Street, Clerkenwell, London EC

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AV

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Aymé Videau	1733..1737 (registered before 1726)	Coffee pot, cream pail, cup and cover, sauce boat, spirit burner, tureen	Videau is particularly noted for coffee pots. Also known as Aymé Vedau.
Aymé Videau	1746..1756 (registered Jun 1739)
A V	1999..2005	Button, commemorative medal, tie clip

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AW

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Arthur Walker	1878 (registered Feb 1878)	Watch case	Case maker, Earsldon Street, Coventry
	Albert Waterfall (1886)
	Alfred Wigley	(registered Dec 1895)		Watchcase maker, Terrace Road, Birmingham
(image courtesy of David Shallis)	Arthur Wright	(registered May 1903)		Gold & silversmith, Victoria Road, Stoke Newington, London N
	A Willis & Co	(registered Oct 1905)		Hatton Garden, London
	A W	1974	Goblet
	A W	1992	Cuff links
	Alfred Wathew Butt	(registered Feb 1904)	Ashtray	Eastgate Row, Chester; also at Wrexham, Warrington & Shrewsbury
	Alfred Wathew Butt	1904 (registered Feb 1904)	Ashtray
	Arthur William Clare	1894 (registered Feb 1885)	Pin cushion
	Arthur William Dear	1909 (registered Jul 1902)	Belt clip	Knightsbridge, London
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	Tiffany & Co (Albert William Feavearyear)	1898..1903 (registered Feb 1892)	Cigarette case, imported items: dish, spoon, tazza	Feavearyear was the manager of Tiffany's London branch
		1907 (registered Aug 1898)
		1932
	Wickes & Trahern (Amelia Wickes & Frederick Trahern)	1879 (registered Nov 1877)	Watch case	Case makers, Chapel Fields, Coventry
	Arthur William Hardiman	1908..1921 (registered Sep 1908)	Box, cigarette case
	A W H	1945..1947	Cigarette case, compact
	A W K	2002..2013	Box
	William & Aaron Lestourgeon (1768..1770)
	Waterfall & Gravenor (Albert Waterfall & Robert Gravenor)	1882..1884 (registered Apr 1881)	Watch case	Case makers, Hertford Terrace, Coventry
	Albert Waterfall	1886 (registered Dec 1885)	Watch case	Case makers, Hertford Terrace, Coventry
(image courtesy of Simon Moore)	Arthur William Morgan	1909..1919 (registered Apr 1905)	Bowl, spoon
	A W M	1998	Medal
	A W Richard	1919	Luggage label holder	Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, London