Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (J)

J& JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ

J&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J & B 1977 Gold ring
Jones & Crompton (registered Jul 1907) Edward Samuel Jones & Hubert Crompton trading as Jones & Crompton, Spencer Street, Birmingham; subsequently Harford Street, Birmingham

Crompton joined Jones's business in 1899

Jordan & Collins 1910
(registered Feb 1905)
Tongue depressor
J & E G 1986..2002 Butt marker, decanter label, scent botle, toothpick holder
J & J 1977 Novelty spanner pendant
J & J Maxfield Ltd 1904
(registered Feb 1902)
Miniature trophy cup Arundel Street, Sheffield
J & J W 1976 Decanter label
John & Maureen Surtees 1986, 2007..2017 Coaster, dish, figural mustard, figurine
J & P 1974 Gold ring
J & R F Ltd 1919..1920 Box
Jones & Son 1933..1934 Candelabra, coffee pot, creamer, dish, mug, mustard, salt New Bond Street, London W1
1955..1967
J & S S 1980 Napkin ring
Jones & Willis Ltd 1905..1931
(registered Sep 1906)
Communion set, spoon Church Art Workers & Art Metal Workers, Great Russell Street, London WC; Eagle Works, Hornsey, London N8; Birmingham & Liverpool




JA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Austin (1691)
John Jackson I (1697..1701)
Henry Jay 1719
(registered c1714-1719)
Tankard
John Arnell 1766..1774 Candlestick, chamberstick
Joseph Allen 1769
(registered May 1761)
Watch case Case maker, Bunhill Row, London
J A 1804 Tongs
J A 1801..1809 Decanter label Could be James Atkins, registered May 1793 as bucklemaker, but this mark also seen on a decanter label matching one by Joseph Ash I with the mark IA pellet between
Joseph Angell I 1813..1830
(registered Oct 1811)
Basket, condiment spoon, cruet, decanter label, ewer, salt, salver, tea service, tureen, wine cooler In partnership with his brother, John Angell I, 1831-1840 and with his son, Joseph Angell II, 1840-1849. He died in 1853.
1823..1827
(registered Apr 1824)
James Ariell 1822..1825
(registered Sep 1821 & 1824, 1826)
Watch case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
James Arthur 1827
(registered Apr 1823)
Sauce boat
Joseph Angell II 1850..1859
(registered Oct 1849)
Bowl, caster, creamer, goblet, mug, salt, salver, tea caddy Son of Joseph Angell I. In partnership with his father 1840-1849.
James Aldridge 1854
(registered Aug 1843)
Teapot

(image courtesy of SilverfingerTheSilverStacker)
James Adams 1879
(registered Feb 1874)
Pendant Barr Street, Birmingham
John Armstrong 1897..1902
(registered Jan 1893)
Page turner mount
James Aitchison 1897..1913
(registered Oct 1877)
Bookmark, bowl, caster, spoon Prince's Street, Edinburgh & Bank Street, Edinburgh
J A 1906 Masonic medal Mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
J A 1926 Pendant box
J A 1979..2004 Box, ladle, letter opener, spoon
John Angell II & George Angell 1840..1846
(registered Jun 1840 & Jul 1844)
Bowl, claret jug, coffee pot, communion set, condiment bottle, mustard, salver, teapot John (Charles) Angell II & George Angell were sons of John Angel I. Following the death in 1850 of John Charles Angell the company became George Angell & Co.
1844..1849
(registered Jun 1840 & Jul 1844)
J A-B 1987 Letter opener
J A C 1977 Dish
J A Campbell 1979..2012 Buckle, caddy spoon, candlestick, coaster, decanter label, grape shears, ink stand, menu holder, napkin ring, salt grinder, tea & coffee service, tea strainer, wine funnel Brentwood, Essex
J A C 1989 Medal
John Alistair Donald 1967..1970 Decanter label, goblet
J A D 2004 Spoon
J A E 1984..1993 Box, cocktail stirrer, cup
John Angell II & George Angell (1844..1849)
J A H 1990..2006 Book mark, box, scent bottle, imported box, Saturno figurine
2005..2015
Joseph Angell I & John Angell I 1831..1839
(registered Jan 1831)
Coffee pot, cruet stand, ink stand, mug, mustard, paten, salver, sauce boat, tea service, toast rack John [Charles] Angell was Joseph's nephew
Joseph Angell I & Joseph Angell II 1840..1848
(registered Jul 1840)
Chalice, chamberstick, claret jug, coaster, cup, ink stand, mug, salver, tea & coffee service, toast rack Joseph Angell II was the son of Joseph Angell I
James A Jacobs & Co 1904..1907
(registered Jan 1903)
Vanity jar top
1912
(registered May 1912)
Holland, Son & Slater (John Aldwinckle & James Slater) 1879..1884
(registered Mar 1880)
Flatware, grape scissors, knife rest, mustard, napkin ring, salt, teapot Jewin Crescent, London, EC
Martick Jewellery (probably) 1988 Tie pin Tie pin marked "Martick"
Joseph, Albert, Horace & Ethelbert Savory 1879..1884
(registered Mar 1880)
Flatware, mug, napkin ring, salt, tea service
J A over S S O 1984..2000 Box, brooch
John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater 1884..1894
(registered Aug 1884)
Box, candlestick, cup, flatware, grape scissors, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea service

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
J A Wylie & Co (registered Dec 1906) Silversmiths & electroplaters, Holborn Viaduct, London EC
Joseph Abraham Yager 1906
(registered Jan 1904)
Imported box




JB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J B 1662 Porringer Mark not shown by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 or MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
J B 1694..1695 Candlestick Mark not shown by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 or MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
John Barbe 1741..1769
(registered Jun 1739)
Coffee pot, salver, snuffer tray, tankard
1741..1762
(registered Jun 1739)
John Bayley 1751..1754
(registered Mar 1751)
Cup, mug, saucepan
James Beebe 1812..1843
(registered Aug 1811)
Flatware

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
1826..1835
(registered Sep 1826)
1844..1846
(registered Jan 1844)
Josiah Barnett 1821..1822, 1842..1853
(registered Apr 1821 & 1838, 1853)
Watch case Case maker
1824..1837
(registered Nov 1819 & 1820, 1823, 1833, 1835)
John Bacon 1864
(registered Feb 1846)
Gold watch case Clerkenwell, London

Also registered a mark in cut-corner rectangle Oct 1844:
J B

Jane Brownett 1869..1875
(registered Jan 1868 & Jan 1884)
Box, creamer, frame, goblet, kettle, purse, salver, spoon, toast rack, tongs, vesta, vinaigrette Widow of Abraham Brownett who died 1867

A similar mark registered Dec 1874, Apr 1876 & Dec 1888 by John Batson, smallworker

1883..1896
(registered Feb 1884)
Henry Wilkinson & Co (John Brashier) 1880..1886
(registered Nov 1879)
Box, inkwell Norfolk Street, Sheffield
Jacob Berman 1883
(registered Nov 1881)
Salver
Joseph Braham 1886..1894
(registered May 1885)
Box, cigar cutter, novelty vesta, peppermill, table cigar lighter
1898..1907
(registered Mar 1898)
J B 1890 Box mount This mark not illustrated by CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
Julius Blanckensee 1900..1903
(registered Dec 1884)
Chatelaine, imported items: box, cigarette case, salt, sauce boat, saucepan (Sometimes seen with S Blanckensee & Sons' mark)
Joseph Bladon

Bladon & Humphries (from 1894)

Bladon & Co

1899..1904
(registered Jul 1892)
Fob medal, hair comb A similar mark with greater height:width ratio registered Nov 1876 & Apr 1890).

Bladon retired in 1894

J B 1920 Ash tray, cigarette box
J B 1966 Napkin ring

(image courtesy of John Child)
J B 1970 Pendant
J B 1975 Salt An identical mark registered at Edinburgh Assay Office, May 1977, by Jadwiga Billewicz, goldsmith & silversmith, Blackfriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Jocelyn Burton 1975..1979 Beaker, box, condiments, dish, goblet, napkin ring
J B 1977 Ingot pendant Possibly J Bishop (?)
J B 1980..1987 Bowl, spoon
J B 1993 Bracelet
J B 2000 Spoon
John Bull & Co Ltd 1922..1928 Napkin ring, spoon High Street, Bedford
John Byrne & Son Ltd 1904..1910 Bowl, salver
James Baldwin Antiques 2009 Candlestick Web site
Jane Brownett & Alexander Jones 1878..1883
(registered Jan 1877)
Box, frame, goblet, vesta A similar mark without pellets registered Nov 1876:
J B
A J
J B Bennett & Co (registered Mar 1908) Charterhouse Street & Hatton Garden, London
Carrington & Co (John Bodman Carrington) 1880..1905
(registered Jun 1880)
Brandy saucepan, caster, chalice, coffee service, flatware, spoon, toast rack, tray, trophy cup Regent Street, London, W
1893..1903
(registered Nov 1891)
J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd 1928..1936, 1973..1977 Decanter label, mustard, napkin ring, sauce boat, spoon, tea service, toast rack Newtown Road, Birmingham
1928..1931
Thomas Bradbury & Sons (Joseph & Edward Bradbury) 1863..1877
(registered Jul 1860)
Creamer, mug, mustard, plate, salver Arundel Street, Sheffield
John Bell & Frederick Brasted 1860..1861
(registered May 1857)
Bowl, cruet, pounce pot, teapot
James Barclay Hennell 1878..1883
(registered Feb 1877)
Dish, ewer, figural pepperette, salt, spoon
John Bull Ltd 1987..2009 Candlestick, clock, coaster, frame, napkin ring New Bond Street, London W1

Company established 1953

A similar mark (laser marked with square corners) seen 2018 for John Bull Antiques Ltd

J B Ltd 1921 Box, candlestick, dish
James Samuel Bell & Louis Willmott 1894..1905
(registered Apr 1894)
Box, flask, frame, inkwell, magnifying glass, matchbox holder, vesta Manufacturing silversmiths, Berners Mews, Oxford Street, London W

Partnership lasted 1894-1906

Josiah Barnett & William Waters 1843..1851
(registered Jun 1843)
Watch case Case makers, Lower Charles Street, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell