Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (M)

M& MA MB MC MD ME MF MG MH MI MJ MK ML MM MN MO MP MQ MR MS MT MU MV MW MX MY MZ

MI

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Henry Miller I 1714..1719
(registered Jul 1714)
Spoon
John Millington 1720..1723
(registered Sep 1718)
Spoon
1720..1724
(registered Jun 1720)
1730
(registered Jun 1728)
Margaret Lamb 1946..1953
(registered 1946)
Ash tray, bowl, bracelet
M I T 1994 Letter opener




MJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Maria Johnson 1907
(registered Nov 1904)
Spoon Stick mounter, Myddleton Square, Clerkenwell, London EC

Widow of Thomas Johnson II

M J 1977 Pendant
M J 1977 Ingot pendant

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
M J A W 1988 Napkin ring
M J G 1986 Coaster
M J H G 1981 Gold ring
M J I 1967 Box
Matthew John Jessop 1895..1902
(registered Sep 1883)
Cigar case, tray, vesta Hatton Garden, London
(registered Feb 1886)
Michael Jones Jeweller 1975 Limited edition commemorative goblet Gold Street, Northampton
M J K 1962..1973 Chess set, salt & pepper shakers
M J K 1988 Coaster, stirrup cup
M J L 1974 Butter knife, caddy spoon
M J L 1983 Creamer
M J Ltd 1972..1975 Bracelet, pendant
M J M W 1977 Box
M J P 1987..2001 Box, spoon
Martyn Pugh 1993 Decanter lid Winyates, Redditch, Worcestershire
M J R 1986, 2000 Vase
Softley & Page (Michael Softley) 1999..2005 Caddy spoon, ship model Alresford, Hampshire




MK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Michael Klean & Co 1872..1880
(registered Nov 1861)
Sovereign case, watch case Watch manufacturers, Myddleton Street, Clerkenwell, London
M K 1977 Box
M Kamin & Co Ltd 1982 Candlestick
Malcolm Keith Turner 1969..1998 Box, buckle, frame, imported items: box, card case St Giles Street, Norwich, Norfolk (1983-2005)




ML

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Matthew Lofthouse (1723..1727)
Mary Lofthouse 1729..1731
(registered Mar 1731)
Porringer Presumed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 to have been the widow of either Matthew or Seth Lofthouse
Thomas Whipham (1746..1765)
Thomas Wallis II (1785..1890)
Thomas Wallis II (1793..1809)
Michael Linsey 1814..1824
(registered May 1810 & 1816)
Watch case Case maker, Norman Street, St Luke's, London
John West (1822)
Montague Levyson 1834
(registered Oct 1833)
Spoon Registered as a gold worker
John James Whiting (1847..1863)
Mary Ann Liggins 1854..1855
(registered Jan 1855)
Watch case Case maker, Spon Street, Coventry
M L 1884 Imported box Mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
M L 1976..1985 Box, doll's house miniature (imported)
M L B 1976 Pendant
L M W T (1970)




MM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
M M 1681 Box 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
Moss Morris 1897..1901
(registered Apr 1897)
Basket, coffee pot, menu holder, porringer, vase
Michael Murray 1950..1969 Chalice & paten, salt shaker, trophy, wine jug
M M 1956..1966 Napkin ring, spoon
M M 1977 ingot pendant
M M 1992 Box
M M & B 2001 Spoon
M M J 1996 Imported items: box, purse




MN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Matthew Need 1809
(registered Apr 1808)
Watch case Case maker
Michael Nixon 1825
(registered Mar 1832)
Spoon
Matthew Norman S A 1981 Clock Clockmakers, Delémont, Switzerland

Company set up in 1975

Marion & Co (registered Apr 1894) Silversmiths & fancy goods dealers, New Oxford Street, London W; subsequently Soho Square, London W
Mappin Brothers 1892..1901
(registered Dec 1892)
Bowl, box, cigar case, cup, dish, flask, fork, ink stand, jar lid Regent Street, London; Cheapside, London; & Queens Works, Sheffield
1903
(registered Jul 1901)
Mappin & Webb Ltd 1898..1929
(registered Jul 1898)
Bottle opener, bowl, box, butter knife, candelabrum, candlestickcaster, clock, dish, dressing set, goblet, grape scissors, ingot pendant, knife, manicure items, menu holder, mug, napkin ring, paperweight, spoon, tea strainer, tray, watch case Oxford Street, London W & The Royal Works, Sheffield
1899..1979
(registered Dec 1899)
1901
1923..1937
(registered Mar 1911)
1983..1989
1998..2002