Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (G)

G& GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GI GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GQ GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY GZ

GS

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Gilbert Sheppard	1656..1664 (free 1631, died 1667)	Porringer	Attributed as "probably Gilbert Sheppard" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks, Boydell Press, 2017
	G S crowned, annulet below	1683	Porringer
	Gabriel Sleath (1720..1736)
	Gabriel Sleath (1741..1752)
	George Smith (II)	1772..1788 (registered Aug 1771)	Flatware, jug, salt, tankard, teapot
		1789 (registered Apr 1775 & 1778, 1784, 1787)
		1791 (registered Sep 1789)
	G S	1773	Spoon
	George Smith (III)	1774..1785 (registered Feb 1774)	Box, flatware	A very similar mark, but with pellet between, registered by George Smith (I) Sep 1739
	George Smith (IV)	1798..1800 (registered Jun 1799)	Decanter label, flatware	Son of George Smith III. In partnership with Richard Crossley 1807 to 1812
	George Smith (IV)	1803..1806 (registered Nov 1803 & Jan 1812)	Decanter label, flatware
	George Scott	1852 (registered Mar 1817 & further dates to Aug 1844)	Watch case	Case maker, St Luke's, London
(image courtesy of Guildhall Antiques)	Stoner & Evans	1904 (registered Nov 1904)	Entree dish	George Stoner & Frank Evans trading as Stoner & Evans, fine art dealers, King Street, St James's, London SW
	Stockwell & Co (George Stockwell)	1909..1931 (registered Jun 1907)	Imported items: box, buckle, chain mesh purse, cigarette case, dessert knife & fork set, dressing table set, lighter, menu holder, napkin ring, pencil, shoe horn, watch case, Georg Jensen silver	Finsbury Street, London
	Stockwell & Co (George Stockwell)	1908..1935		Finsbury Street, London
	G S	1935..1937	Spoon, thimble
	Garrards Ltd	1949..1950	Caster, trophy cup
	G S	1977	Ingot pendant
	G S	1978	Candlestick
	Royal Mint Classics	2002..2005	Bottle stopper, box, ingot pendant, napkin clip, thimble	G S is Gerald Sheehan, Chief Executive, Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales
	Gabriel Sleath & Francis Crump	1753 (registered Nov 1753)	Mug
	G L S S (1995)
	George Smith (I) & Samuel Smith (III)	1752 (registered Dec 1750)	Cruet
	George Smith (II) & Thomas Hayter	1791..1804 (registered Jan 1792)	Coffee pot, decanter label, flatware, teapot, teapot stand	Hayter was Smith's son-in-law
	George Smith (III) & William Fearn	1786..1787 (registered Nov 1786)	Flatware, plate
	George Smith (III) & William Fearn	1788..1796	Flatware, plate

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GT

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George Turner	1823..1824 (registered Nov 1823)	Flatware
George Tutill	1915	Fob medal	City Road, London EC
Francis Cooper (1937..1967)
George Baskerville & Thomas Morley (1776..1777)
George Tarratt Ltd	1954..1957	Bowl, dish, presentation item, tray	Market Street, Leicester
George Turner & Thomas William Biddell	1820..1823 (registered Mar 1820)	Box, decanter label, flatware

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GU

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Nathaniel Gulliver	1723..1724 (registered Sep 1722)	Coffee pot, jug, tazza
George Unite from c1873 George Unite & Sons	1864..1916 (registered Jul 1886)	Butter dish, cigar case, cigarette case, decanter label, flask, fruit knife, napkin ring, pepperette, salt, spoon, vesta	Caroline Street, Birmingham
George Unite from c1873 George Unite & Sons	(registered Jul 1886)		Caroline Street, Birmingham

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GV

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of Chris Lindesay)	George William Vose	1883 (registered Jan 1867)	Riding crop mount	Whip maker and gold & silver mounter, Hollen Street, Soho, London W
Note: mark is incuse	Gourdel Vales	1899 (registered Nov 1887)	Imported items: box, dish, purse	Great Marlborough Street, London
	Gourdel Vales & Co	1910..1922 (registered Sep 1903)
	Gourdel Vales & Co	(registered Aug 1907)
	Geraldine von Bethmann-Hollweg	1995..1998	Beaker, salt, spoon	Somerset
	G V W	1990	Imported box

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GW

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
G W over a crescent & pellets	1675	Porringer	Attributed as "possibly George Watkins" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks, Boydell Press, 2017
George Wickes	1723..1734 (registered Feb 1722)	Creamer, mug, plate, salver, sauce boat, tankard, tea caddy
	1738 (registered Jun 1735)
	1741..1742 (registered Jul 1739)
George Walkers	1776 (registered Jan 1776)	Watch case	Case maker, Salisbury Street, Strand, London
Gabriel Wirgman	1792 (registered Jun 1772)	Tongs
George Wintle	1787..1792 (registered Jan 1787 & 1789)	Flatware
	1791..1801 (registered Feb 1791 & 1794)
	1801..1819 (registered May 1801 & 1804, 1818)
	1819..1824 (registered May 1813 & 1820, 1823)
George Whiting	1858..1863 (registered Dec 1858)	Flatware
George Wilkinson	1887..1889 (registered Mar 1885)	Box, cigarette case, purse, vesta
G Watts & Co (George Watts)	(registered Dec 1895)		Meredith Street, Clerkenwell, London
George Wish; George Wish Ltd	(registered Aug 1897)		Denmark Works, Norfolk Lane & Burgess Street, Sheffield
George Wish; George Wish Ltd	(registered May 1905)		Denmark Works, Norfolk Lane & Burgess Street, Sheffield
George Wheeler & Sons	1917	Fob medal	Powell Street, London EC
Gwendoline Whicker	1949..1962 (registered 1948)	Bracelet, dish, knife, spoon, tea strainer	Falmouth, Cornwall
Graham Watling	1972..1983	Beaker, bowl, condiments set, jug, napkin ring, spoon	Church Street, Lacock, Wiltshire
George Weil	1980	Goblet, limited edition plate	Hatton Garden, London EC1
George Wilkinson & Benjamin Holland	1893 (registered Jan 1893, cancelled May 1893)	Vesta
George Wilkinson & Edward Hollins	1891..1892 (registered Aug 1890, cancelled Jan 1893)	Box, vesta
George Heming & William Chawner I (1776..1779)
George W White & Co	1898..1914 (registered May 1898)	Box, cigar piercer, cranberry glass, letter clip, tea strainer	Carnaby Street, London W George William White took over the business of Alfred Fuller on his retirement in 1898 Also a mark with stops between ( G.W.W ) (seen 1918)
G W M	1974	Bracelet

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GY

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George Yeates	1828..1830 (registered Dec 1819 & 1828)	Watch case	Case maker, Bethnal Green, London
G Y	1974	Pendant
Grey & Co	1893 (registered Aug 1893)	Card holder, novelty pepperette, page turner, watch stand	Market Place, Oxford Street, London & Great Portland Street, London (after 1922)
Grey & Co	1901..1905 (registered Aug 1894)	Card holder, novelty pepperette, page turner, watch stand
George Yeats & George Cohen	1818 (registered Mar 1818)	Watch case	Case makers, St John's Square, Clerkenwell, London

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