Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (D)

D& DA DB DC DD DE DF DG DH DI DJ DK DL DM DN DO DP DQ DR DS DT DU DV DW DX DY DZ

D/D&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
D 1683..1688 Spoon, tankard Attributed as "possibly Isaac Dighton" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
D & Co Ltd 1925 Jar lid
Dibdin & Co Ltd 1927..1936 Condiments
Denton & Down (probably) 1931 Pepper grinder Silversmiths & medallists, Bartletts Buildings, London EC4; then Gamage Building, London EC1; subsequently Ely Place, London EC1
D & D 1968..1970 Dish
Deakin & Francis Ltd 1911
(registered Aug 1902)
Box Regent Place, Birmingham
Daniel & John Wellby (1880..1893)
D & J Wellby Ltd (1910..1939)
D & J Wellby Ltd (1922, 1950)
D & J Wellby Ltd (1926, 1959)
D & M Davis (1908)
David Richards & Sons (1984..1991)
Duncan & Scobbie 1926
(registered Mar 1914)
Vase rim St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Dimmer & Son 1936 Beaker George Dimmer & George Dimmer Jnr trading as Dimmer & Son, Eastgate Row, Chester




DA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Isaac Davenport 1697..1707
(registered Apr 1697)
Flatware
1713
(registered Feb 1705)
Isaac Dalton 1714..1716
(registered Dec 1711)
Spoon
David Aitken 1907
(registered Feb 1905)
Goblet Silversmith, Ely Place, Holborn, London EC
Daniel Arthur Acland 1949..1954 Creamer, sucrier, toast rack, trophy cup Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey
David A Bowles 1981..2007 Buckle, ladle, menu holder, napkin ring, novelty box
D A E C 1977 Goblet
David Anthony Law 1978..1987 Butter knife, ecclesiastical silver, imported caddy spoon, tea & coffee service Approximate working dates: 1975-1989; worked in Dorset and Guernsey before moving to Australia in 1990
D Allen & Sidney James Glaister 1940
(registered 1934)
Travelling communion set Glaister described (1940) as "Art Metalworker", Kensington Mall, London SW8




DB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Daniel Beverley 1692
(free 1665)
Mark is "D B, mullet above, crescent below" and is attributed as "probably Daniel Beverley" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Charles Overing (probably) (1715)
David Bell 1760..1765
(registered Nov 1756)
Pen tray, salver
David Bridge 1886..1897
(registered Jul 1885)
Imported items: box, beaker, creamer, jug, spoon, tea strainer
d b 1976 Knife
1977
Doubar Ltd 1990..1995 Letter opener, money clip, pincushion Wholesalers and importers of jewellery, Letchworth, Hertfordshire

Ceased trading 2006

De Beers 1988 Dish (produced for company's centenary)
D B 1997..1998 Letter opener, salt
Dyas Beverley Hampton 1932..1963 Box, cigarette case, compact, lipstick case, table lighter Dulwich, London SW
D B P 1980..1991 Candlestick, coaster, decanter label, spoon, tea strainer
Dimier Brothers 1911..1930
(registered May 1907)
Imported watch case Watch manufacturers (Switzerland) & merchants, Cannon Street, London & La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
1918..1919
(registered Jul 1907)
Down Brothers Ltd 1935..1962 Medical instruments Surgical instrument manufacturers, St Thomas's Street, London SE1; Tabard Works, Tabard Street, London SE1 (factory); Cavendish Square, London W1




DC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Daniel Cary 1614..1636
(free 1604, died 1642)
Spoon Attributed as "probably Daniel Cary" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
David Clayton (registered Jul 1720) Miniatures: candlestick, caster, mug, plate, saucepan, tazza, tea service Maker of toys & miniatures. Pieces normally marked with maker's mark and lion passant only. Probably active until c1736 when he was succeeded by his son John Clayton who registered a mark of a similar form in Nov 1736.
Daniel Chapman 1739
(registered Sep 1729)
Plate
D C 1974 Box
D C 1994 Figurine

(image courtesy of John Child)
D C & Co 1989 Finger ring
Derby College of Arts 1962..1983 Candle holder, caster, coaster, ladle, napkin ring, spoon, vase
D C A 1977 Caddy spoon

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
D C Bs 1933 Dressing table set, goblet
1951..1971
D C K 1977 Ingot pendant, medallion, pendant (key-shaped)
1977..1978

(image courtesy of Mark Ashcroft)
D C M 1947 Candle snuffer

(image courtesy of www.styles-silver.co.uk)
Desmond Clen-Murphy 1968 Beaker, commemorative goblet
1976

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
D C R 1855 Spoon This mark is not shown in GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 or CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 so is assumed to be unregistered. It is probably the mark of David Crichton Rait of Glasgow.




DD

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Daniel Denny 1799..1803
(registered Jul 1786 & 1799)
Salt, salver
D D 1977 Ingot pendant
D & M Davis (David & Maurice Davis) 1896
(registered Jan 1896)
Candlestick, teapot Livery Street, Birmingham
1908
(registered Sep 1906)
D D Ltd 1960 Imported Danish spoon