Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (L)

L& LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LI LJ LK LL LM LN LO LP LQ LR LS LT LU LV LW LX LY LZ

LJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
L J 1961 Buckle
L J & Co 1988 Imported box
L J B 1918 Cigar cutter




LK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
L K 1977 Ingot pendant
Les Grimshaw 2013 Earrings Plymouth, Devon

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LL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Louis Laroche 1739..1741 Ladle, mug

(image courtesy of Guy Ellis Antiques)
L L c1780 Tongs These tongs have neither assay office nor date mark - London is assumed based on the style of the lion passant mark
Thomas Tookey (1776..1788)
Thomas Tookey (1779..1782)
Lewis Lewis 1890..1899
(registered Dec 1887)
Imported items: bowl, box, button, jug, ladle, scent bottle, spoon, toy, vase Lewis Lewis trading as Lewis & Son, King's Road, Brighton
Louis Landsberg 1890..1900
(registered Sep 1890)
Imported items: box, crucifix, flatware, menu holder
L L 1974 Buckle Belt attached to buckle stamped "Lana of London"
Links of London 1991..2001 Cigar cutter, imported dish, scent bottle
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen 2004..2006 Frame There is a very similar Birmingham mark
Leopold Ltd 1908
(registered May 1908)
Box, salver Hatton Garden, Regent Street & Cheapside, London; & Paris




LM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Lewis (Louis) Mettayer (1722)
L M 1741..1742 Box This mark not shown by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the missing 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register.
L M 1971 Mug, tazza
Luton Museum & Art Gallery 1917..1921 Lacemaking bobbin Wardown Park, Luton, Bedfordshire
L M D 1917 Pepperette
L M J (or L M) 1973 Coffee pot
L M W T 1970 Lighter case




LN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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Lewis Nightingale 1895
(registered Oct 1894)
Pocket barometer case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London




LO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Nathaniel Lock (1698..1716)
Seth Lofthouse 1701..1716
(registered Apr 1697 probably)
Beaker, cup, mug, tankard, tazza, teapot
1717..1718 This variant of Lofthouse's mark not shown in GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 but he notes "similar marks" also registered
Robert Lovell 1705..1709
(registered Mar 1703)
Mug, tankard
William Looker 1714..1719
(registered Jun 1713)
Caster, cup, salt, spice shaker

(mark is LO in monogram)
Matthew Lofthouse 1722
(registered Jun 1705)
Bowl, coffee pot, mug
1723..1727
(registered Jan 1721)
Louis Ourry 1742..1743
(registered Aug 1740)
Spoon
Louis Osman 1968..1976
(registered 1957)
Beaker, salt, spoon Osman died in 1996

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
Lissco Products Ltd 1979 Dressing table brush & mirror set Lancing, Sussex




LP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Lewis Pantin I 1734..1736
(registered Mar 1734)
Cup & cover, salver
Lewis Pantin II 1773
(registered Jul 1768)
Tea caddy
Lewis Pantin III 1798..1799
(registered Dec 1798)
Salver, teapot Registered a similar mark as a goldworker Mar 1788

(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques)
L P 1961..1964 Coaster, decanter label, dish
L P 1964..1977 Candlestick, caster, decanter label, dish, goblet, pepperette, salt
L P A E 1983..1986 Box, dish, taper stick
L P L 1980 Imported book mark