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RJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Robert William Jay 1899..1901
(registered Nov 1897) 		Flatware
Reuben Jordan (registered Jun 1906) Pipe mount Hatfield Road, Bedford Park, London W; subsequently Brackley Road, Chiswick, London W4
1925
Royal Mint 1926..1937 ARP badge, masonic medal Initials are those of Sir Robert Arthur Johnson, Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint from 1922 to 1938
R J 1977..1983 Gold ring, ingot pendant
Richard Jarvis 2003..2007 Box, commemorative ruler Pall Mall, London SW1
Rebecca Anne Johnson 2006 Spaghetti fork Kingsgate Workshops, London NW6
R J A 1993 Box
Jay, Richard Attenborough Co Ltd (1907..1933, 1963)
Richard James Beckley 1825
(registered Feb 1825) 		Spoon
R J B 1985 Box
R J C 1983 Box
James Harvey & Co (Robert John Harvey) 1868
(registered Nov 1848) 		Salt Regent Street, London
R J J 1973 Box
Richard James Oliver 1879..1884
(registered Nov 1867) 		Pocket barometer, watch case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
1896
(registered May 1889)
Robert John Pike 1873..1878
(registered Oct 1870) 		Watch case Watch case manufacturer, Cromwell Street, Coventry
1879..1886
(registered Mar 1877)
1886..1891
(registered Feb 1882)
Raymond John Piercy 1977 Ingot pendant
Roger John Squires 1981..2002
(registered c1971) 		Box, decanter label, salt & pepper shakers, spoon
R J T (or R T J[ewellery?]) 1977, 1999 Gold ring, ingot pendant
R J W 1994..1997 Mug

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RK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Robert King 1678..1680 Spoon Attributed as "probably Robert King" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Richard Kersill 1745..1746
(registered Apr 1744) 		Creamer, pap boat, sauce boat Died May 1747
Robert Kelley 1807
(registered Sep 1807) 		Tongs
Richard Kipps 1877
(registered Jun 1877) 		Purse mounts
Rubin Koshr 1900..1906
(registered Nov 1900) 		Kiddush cup Also known as Rubin Kusher

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		Richard Krohn 1902
(registered Jul 1900) 		Flask, jar lid
Rionore of Kilkenny Ltd 1970 Tumbler Patrick Street, Kilkenny, Eire

A tumbler seen with a London hallmark for 1970 and a Dublin import mark also for 1970

R K 2022 Goblet
Roy King Ltd 1994 Watch case
R K N 1982 Decanter label
Richard Kevitt Rotheram 1856
(registered Feb 1855) 		Watch case Case maker, Spon Street, Coventry

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RL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
R L 1664 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
Ralph Leventhorpe 1671
(free 1660) 		Porringer Attributed as "probably Ralph Leventhorpe" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Ralph Leake (or Leeke) 1692..1693
(free 1671) 		Plate, porringer, spoon, tazza Attributed as "probably Ralph Leake" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017

Mark is Le
(image courtesy of www.waxantiques.com) 		1700
Robert Lucas 1728..1738
(registered Mar 1727) 		Caster, coffee pot, cup, mug, saucepan, tankard, teapot
1739
(registered Jun 1739)
Richard Lee 1782
(registered May 1782) 		Teapot
Richard Lockwood 1799..1804
(registered May 1797) 		Toothbrush & case, vinaigrette
Richard Lang 1910..1913
(registered Jun 1910) 		Imported items: box, caddy spoon, figural pepperette, jug

(image courtesy of Ray Nimmo) 		Robert Campbell-Legg 1971 Thimble
Ralph Lauren 2002 Bookmark
R L B 1973..1977, 1997 Bullion pendant, napkin ring
R L C 1887 Spoon Possibly Robert Livingstone Christie, but this overstamped mark is not shown by CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
Robert Livingstone Christie 1897
(registered Oct 1897) 		Spoon Jeweller, watch & clock maker, Bank Street, Edinburgh
Richard Lawrence Geere 1977..1998 Bowl, candlestick, decanter, frame

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		R L G 1996 Napkin ring
Richard Loewe Henry 1878
(registered Oct 1870) 		Notebook holder Jeweller, Thavies Inn, London
Royal Mint 1993..2001 Bookmark, commemorative medal Initials are those of R de L Holmes, Deputy Master & Chief Executive of The Royal Mint

Llantrisant, Wales

Richard Lockwood & John Douglas 1800..1802
(registered Aug 1800) 		Box, nutmeg grater, vinaigrette
Roger Sparrow 1988 Cucumber slicer
Raphaels Ltd (registered Mar 1909) Wholesale opticians, Oxford Street, London W
Russells Ltd 1924..1925
(registered Nov 1905) 		Caster, coaster Watch makers, Church Street, Liverpool

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RM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Richard Marchant 1684
(free 1671) 		Porringer & lid Mark is "RM in monogram, pellet below" and is attributed as "probably Richard Marchant" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Ralph Maidman 1731..1733
(registered May 1731) 		Bowl, caster, creamer, ladle, saucepan, strainer
Richard Mills 1760..1765
(registered Jul 1755 & 1760, 1765) 		Cup, salt, salver, sauce boat, tongs
c1770
(registered Nov 1767)
Richard Meach 1765
(registered Mar 1765) 		Sauce boat
Richard Meach (probably) 1766..1771 Basket, salver, spoon GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 records this mark (without pellet) registered by Meach Mar 1774. It may also have been registered in the lost 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
Richard Morrison 1795
(registered Oct 1768) 		Tankard
Robert Metham 1810..1812
(registered Jul 1808) 		Goblet, skewer, wick trimmer
Richard Mosley 1842
(registered Feb 1835) 		Pencil (marked "MOSLEY LONDON")

CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 shows this mark for Robert Mosley, registered Dec 1849

Robert Marshall 1912
(registered Apr 1908) 		Cigar case High Holborn, London
R M 1976 Ingot pendant
R M 1980 Box
Richard Morson & Benjamin Stephenson 1772..1774
(registered Oct 1762) 		Candlestick, chamberstick, jug, knife handle
R M C 1967 Candelabra
Martin, Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall) 1863..1878
(registered May 1863) 		Candlestick, claret jug, coffee pot, cruet, dish, flatware, inkstand, monteith, mug, napkin ring, punch bowl, salver, tazza, tea & coffee service, tea caddy, tray. Shrewsbury Works, Sheffield
1880..1904
(registered Jan 1880)
R M Marples & Son 1902..1904
(registered Mar 1902) 		Imported items: brush, shoe horn, spoon "Foreign agents"
Robert Makepeace & Richard Carter 1776..1778
(registered Jan 1777) 		Chamberstick, coffee pot, salver, tankard, tray, tureen
Richard M Whitehouse 1981..1988, 2009 Bowl, candlestick, jug, napkin ring, necklace, spoon
R M W B 1987 Caddy spoon

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RN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
R N 1674..1679 Beaker, cup, tankard Attributed as "possibly Richard Nightingale" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		Robert Nash 1784
(registered Apr 1782) 		Box
R N 1982 Box
Ramsden & Carr (Omar Ramsden & Alwyn Carr) 1899..1919
(registered Feb 1898) 		Brush, butter knife, caster, cup holder, dish, goblet, inkwell, jar top, mustard, napkin ring, spoon Stamford Bridge Studios, Fulham Road, London, SW
Richard Fox 1989..2012 Beaker, butter dish, fork, knife, note holder, pincushion, salt, spoon, trophy, vase
2007
R N G C 1991 Napkin ring
Ronald Napier & Robert Grant 1971..1985 Beaker, tumbler

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RO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Alexander Roode 1698..1700
(registered Apr 1697) 		Mug, saucepan

(image courtesy of www.waxantiques.com) 		Hugh Roberts 1700
(registered Apr 1697) 		Tankard
Philip Rollos I 1705
(registered Apr 1697) 		Salver

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		James Rood 1710..1718
(registered Oct 1710) 		Bowl, salt, tea caddy
Philip Rollos II (probably) 1710..1715 Cup, paten, sugar casket, tankard Son of Philip Rollos I

The mark shown by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 for Philip Rollos II (registered Aug 1705) is very similar but is contained in a vertically elongated octagon

Gundry Roode 1712
(registered Mar 1710) 		Caster, tea caddy

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		1726..1731
(registered May 1721)

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		Ebenezer Roe 1713..1714
(registered May 1709) 		Tea caddy

(image courtesy of www.leopardantiques.com) 		Nathaniel Roe 1716..1717
(registered c1710-1712) 		Spoon
Philip Robinson 1718
(registered Mar 1714) 		Spoon
1723
(registered Apr 1723)
Mary Rood (1722-1723)
Philip Roker II 1723
(registered Apr 1720) 		Spoon, tongs Spoon maker
1726..1736
(registered Aug 1720)

(image courtesy of www.SilverTeaTongs.com) 		c1730

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		1739..1750
(registered Jun 1739)
Richard Oliver 1859..1874
(registered Feb 1859) 		Watch case Case maker, Galway Street, St Luke's, London
Reynell Oswald Huyshe 1925 Dish, spoon
1931..1937
Richard Oliver & John Edwards 1847..1855
(registered Apr 1846) 		Watch case Case makers
1855..1858
(registered Jun 1855)
R O W Ltd 1924 Knife rest

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RP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Robert Planckney c1580 Spoon Attribution by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997. Mark not shown by by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
R P 1671 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
Robert Pilkington 1730
(registered 1724) 		Salt
Richard Pargeter 1735..1736
(registered Oct 1730) 		Spoon Also RP in an oval punch registered Feb 1737
1741..1746
(registered Jun 1739)
Robert Perth (probably) 1748..1754 Marrow scoop, spoon Listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 under Unregistered Marks as "? Robert Perth". It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register.
Richard Palmer I 1760..1767
(registered Jun 1759 & 1795) 		Salver, sucrier, watch case Registered as smallworker (1759), case maker (1769)

Also registered a cameo RP with rectangular corners (1780 & 1791)

1783..1785
(registered Jun 1769 & Oct 1778)
1797
(registered Dec 1786 & Apr 1793)
Robert Peaston 1762..1778 Caster, coaster Made mostly casters

Listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 under Unregistered Marks. It was probably recorded in the missing 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.

Russell Pontifex 1803
(registered Jun 1798) 		Watch case Case maker
Robert Peppin 1817..1824
(registered Dec 1817) 		Spoon A similar mark registered Oct 1812 by Richard Pearce, plateworker; possibly in use until entering partnership with George Burrows in 1826
Richard Poulden 1818..1825
(registered Nov 1818) 		Fork, marrow scoop, spoon
Richard Pearce 1854..1858
(registered Jul 1851) 		Mug Banner Street, Bunhill Row, St Luke's, London. Previously in partnership (1826-1851) with George Burrows (see RP over GB). Bankrupt December 1862. Pearce registered a mark without pellet in his sole name Oct 1812
Robert Pringle (registered Oct 1871) Ash tray, bowl, claret jug, flask, flatware, frame, matchbox holder, mug, napkin ring, pepperette, salver, souvenir spoon, stamp case, tea strainer, toast rack, trophy cup, whisky noggin Clerkenwell Road, London EC1
Robert Pringle & Sons 1886..1958
(registered Feb 1874)
1912..1947
(registered Mar 1907)
Richard Pattenden (registered Oct 1898) Meredith Street, Clerkenwell, London

Registered as a pipe mounter with Chester Assay Office; as a gold & silver worker with London Assay Office

Raphael Plato 1913
(registered Nov 1912) 		Imported purse
R P 1969 Coffee pot
R P 1977..1991 Ingot pendant, key pendant, letter opener, ruler
R P Bristow & Co 1910
(registered Oct 1907) 		Jar lid Robert Proctor Bristow & Solomon Cohen trading as R P Bristow & Co, leather goods & dressing case manufacturers, Grays Inn Road, London, WC; subsequently Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC
R P E 1982..1983 Fork, spoon
Richard Pearce & George Burrows 1826..1847
(registered Nov 1826 & 1835) 		Caster, coffee pot, cup, mug, mustard, salt, saucepan, tea service, toast rack Banner Street, Bunhill Row, St Luke's, London

Partnership lasted until July 1851 when Pearce continued on his own

Pippa Ramsay Rae (1991..2005)
Ryan & Lois Powell-Richards 2023 Figurine

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