Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (M)

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M&

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	M, fleur-de-lys below	1660	Porringer	Mark shown by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland, Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 dated 1672
	Maxwell, Aylwin & Co (2001..2003)
	Marston & Bayliss	(registered Nov 1900)		Branston Street, Birmingham; subsequently Icknield Street, Birmingham
(image courtesy of John Child)	Mitchell & Cooper	1912..1920 (registered Feb 1911)	Box mount, fob medal
	Marples & Co	1903 (registered Sep 1903)	Imported items: box, dish	Ludgate Hill, Birmingham Marples was a wholly owned subsidiary of Martin, Hall & Co
	Marples & Co	(registered Sep 1903)	Imported items: box, dish
	Maple & Co	(registered Sep 1907)	Spoon	Tottenham Court Road, London
	Munsey & Co	1923..1940	Bowl, box, trophy cup	Market Place, Cambridge
	M & Co	1967	Wallet mount
	Mojon & Co Ltd	1911 (registered Jul 1907)	Clock	Watch importers and retailers, Bartlett's Buildings, London EC
	M & H	1968	Pincushion
	Mills & Hersey	1973..1980 (registered 1971)	Bowl, caster, coaster, goblet, salver	David Mills & Michael Hersey trading as Mills & Hersey, Rawston Street, Clerkenwell, London; (from 1974) Church Street, Twickenham, Middlesex. For subsequent marks of this company see MCH (M C Hersey & Son) and SH (Stewart Hersey)
	Morton & James	(registered Aug 1903)		Morton Britton & James Phelps trading as Morton & James, stick mounters, Britannia Street, London
	M & J S	1963	Fork
	Minshull & Latimer	(registered Mar 1900)		Vyse Street, Birmingham
	M & L	1961	Imported box
	M & L S	1985..1991	Decanter label, frame
	M & M	1992	Imported box
	M & N	1929	Clock
	M & R C	1978	Gold ring
	Maxfield & Sons Ltd
	Marr & Sons	1910 (registered Aug 1903)	Spoon
	Mappin & Webb Ltd (1901)
	Mappin & Webb Ltd (1998..2002)

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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Arthur Manwaring (1677)
	William Matthew I (1697..1698)
	M A	1699	Spoon	Listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 under "Unregistered Marks" where he attributes it as "Jacob Margas (?)". However Jacob Margas, apprenticed to Thomas Jenkins of the Butchers' Company in 1699 and free 1706 seems an unlikely candidate.
	George Manjoy (1702..1706)
Note: mark has a rose or roundlet centrally below MA	Matthew Madden	1701 (registered 1700)	Porringer
	Willoughby Masham	1701..1703 (registered May 1701)	Mug, tankard
	William Matthew I (1703..1706)
	Mary Mathew	1709 (registered May 1707)	Spoon	Believed to be the widow of William Mathew I
	William Matthew II (1712..1718)
	Thomas Mann	1714..1723 (registered Nov 1713)	Flatware
		1724 (registered Jul 1720)
		1736..1738 (registered Sep 1736)
	Thomas Mason	1716..1718 (registered Nov 1716)	Bowl, candlestick, mug, plate, salver, tankard, teapot
(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)		1720..1731 (registered Jul 1720)
		1734..1738 (registered Sep 1733)
		1739..1744 (registered Jul 1739)
		1748 (registered Sep 1745)
	Samuel Margas	1716..1719 (registered Feb 1715)	Caster, dish, tankard, tea caddy
	Samuel Margas	1726 (registered Mar 1721)	Caster, dish, tankard, tea caddy
(image courtesy of David Mercer)	Miles Askew	1784..1795 (registered Sep 1784)	Spoon, tongs
	M A	1991	Knife
	M A	1999	Novelty pendant
	Maxwell, Aylwin & Co	1998..2003	Candle snuffer, figurine, letter opener, pot pourri jar lid, swizzle stick	Jeweller, High Street, Camberley, Surrey
	Michael Allen Bolton	1983..2003	Bowl, buckle, dish, ring, spoon, thimble, wine funnel	Cornwall Born 1938, died 2005
	Mackay & Chisholm	1896	Spoon	Princes Street, Edinburgh Mark not shown by CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 - possibly not registered in London
	M A G	1981
	Marc Alfred Holland	(registered Sep 1907)		Watch manufacturer, Holborn Viaduct, London
	M A K	1925..1926	Cup, menorah
	Marie Albert Perrier	1881 (registered Feb 1882)		Watch manufacturer, Bury Street, London EC
	M A S	1979	Box
	Mary Ann Simmons	2006..2010	Box
	Mervyn Archdall Vicars	1894 (registered Jun 1894)	Imported buckle	Foreign dealer, Newgate Street, London EC
	M A W	1834	Lancet case	Mark seen with "TH" mark of Thomas Hughes Headland. MAW may be a retailer's mark. Note that it shows evidence of a double-stamp or overstamp.

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MB

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Margaret Binley	1765..1790 (registered May 1764)	Decanter label	Widow of Richard Binley
	Moses Brent	1785..1815 (registered Jul 1775 & through to 1817)	Flatware, knife, salt
	M B	1953	Gold brooch	An identical mark registered at Chester Aug 1959 by Maurice Barnett, manufacturing jeweller, Hatton Garden, London EC1
	M B	1975..1976	Bracelet, napkin ring
(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)	Mairi Bugg	1976	Lidded bowl	Note: Lid of bowl made by Mairi Bugg; bowl made by Denis Walter Bugg (see DWB mark), Mairi Bugg's husband
	Murrle Bennet & Co (Ernst Mürrle and J B Bennett)	1900..1905 (registered Jun 1899)	Imported items (bowl, box, buckle, dish, tray)	Charterhouse Street, London
	M B & S	1962	Decanter label
	Cox, Sons, Buckley & Co (Michael Buckley & Arthur Thomson)	1881..1888 (registered Jul 1881)	Baptism shell, communion set, flagon	Ecclesiastical suppliers, Covent Garden, London WC
(image courtesy of David Mercer)	M B H	1994	Presentation spoon
	M Beaver Ltd	1934	Bowl	Goldsmiths, St Ann Street, Manchester
	M B P M	1977	Ingot pendant
	Mappin Brothers	1902	Box	William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman trading as Mappin Brothers, Queens Works, Sheffield; & retailers at Regent Street, London W and Cheapside, London EC. This mark apparently not registered with London Assay Office
(image courtesy of David Mercer)	Miller Brothers	1906..1908 (registered Jul 1901)	Button, imported napkin ring	Newgate Street, London
	Miller Brothers	(registered Sep 1914)	Button, imported napkin ring	Newgate Street, London
(image courtesy of Simon Clegg)	Miller Brothers (probably)	1931..1933	Fob medal
	M B S	1980..1991	Spoon
	Moses William Brent & Sydenham William Peppin	1815..1816 (registered Dec 1815)	Knife, spoon	Partnership lasted from Dec 1815 to Jul 1816. Moses William Brent was the son of Moses Brent.

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MC

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)	Matthew Cooper I	1729 (registered Jul 1720)	Salver
	Morris Cadman	1800 (registered Sep 1800)	Fish server
	Martha Clark	1810 (registered Apr 1805)	Watch case	Case maker, Bunhill Row, London
	Mary Chawner	1834..1840 (registered Apr 1834)	Flatware, knife blade	Widow of William Chawner II
	M C	1879	Coffee pot	Mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
	M Chapman, Son & Co Ltd (Middleton Chapman)	1896..1919 (registered Feb 1892 & 1901, 1909, 1910)	Dish, jar lid, jar rim, scent bottle, standish	A similar mark without stop registered Jan 1885
(image courtesy of Richard Peach)	Mercury Centrum Ltd	1996	Imported bracelet	Rosebery Road, London N10
	M C & Co	1927	Brush
	Medway College of Art	1966..1976	Chalice, tazza	Rochester, Kent Principal lecturer: Robert Michael May
(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)	Montague Maxwell Car Groome	1950..1957	Brooch, salver, tray	Dolton, Devon (b 1902, d 1970)
	Mary Chawner & George W Adams	1840 (registered Aug 1840)	Flatware	George Adams was Mary Chawner's son-in-law. This mark was only used for 6 months during 1840.
	M C Hersey & Son Ltd	1986..2008 (registered 1975)	Bowl, candlestick, coaster, napkin ring, pepper mill	Silversmiths & retailers, Teddington, Middlesex; for an earlier mark of this company see M&H (Mills & Hersey) and for a later mark SH (Stewart Hersey)
	M C L	1977	Ingot pendant
	M C Sn Co Ld	1920..1921	Decanter rim, pot rim	Note: there is a very similar Birmingham mark
	Michael Cox-Wilson	1971 (registered 1971)	Goblet

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