Silver Makers' Marks - Dublin Assay Office (I)

IB IC ID IE IF IH II IJ IK IL IM IN IP IR IS IT IW

IA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of the Peartree Collection)
I A Co 1906..1909 Buckle
John Ash (1789..1793)
John Ash (1789)




IB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J Brady 1797..1817 Flatware Attribution by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997
I B 1804..1811 Teapot,teapot stand, tray
James Brady 1825..1837 Spoon Attribution by BennettBennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish Silver,  Souvenir Press, 1984
I B 1836 Spoon Possibly James Brady, but this mark not shown by BennettBennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish Silver,  Souvenir Press, 1984




IC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Cullen 1765 Spoon
John Craig 1769..1770 Coffee pot, ladle, teapot Working dates: 1769 to 1783
1771..1780

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
I C 1773 Spoon




ID

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Dalrymple 1789..1794 Fork, ladle, spoon, teapot
John Daly (probably) 1802..1813 Creamer, spoon BennettBennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish Silver,  Souvenir Press, 1984's illustration of Daly's mark shows it with script lettering in an oval punch




IE

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(image courtesy of Andy Taylor)
I E c1780 Decanter label
James England 1818..1821 Dish cover, spoons
John Egan 1820 Tongs




IF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Fray 1816..1840 Chamber stick & snuffer, decanter label, salt, salver, tea service




IH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Hamilton 1722..1747 Dish, fork, salver, spoon
I H 1809 Spoon Possibly J Henzell; attribution by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997




II

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
I I (or J J) 1798..1799 Salt
Joseph Jackson 1792..1804 Basket, chamberstick, coaster, goblet




IJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
I J Cy 1925..1933 Fob medal
I J M Ltd 1923 Spoon




IK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
I K 1783 Spoon
James Kennedy 1783..1792 Box, flatware, knife Working dates: 1768-1803
James Keating 1811..1814 Flatware Working dates: 1795-1819
John Kavanagh 1813..1818 Flatware Working dates: 1783 to 1819. A similar mark attributed to John Kelly (1780-94) & James Kennedy (1768-1803)
J K (1802..1807)
J K (1808)




IL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Laughlin Senior (probably) 1743..1754 Flatware
John Laughlin Senior c1740 Candlestick, creamer, salver
1750

(image courtesy of Keith Saville)
John Laughlin Senior, John Lloyd Senior OR John Locker 1769 Spoon John Laughlin Senior worked 1745-1774, John Lloyd Senior: 1768-1821, John Locker: 1758-1825
I L 1795 Creamer, salver An apparently identical mark registered by John Letablere, working dates from BennettBennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish Silver,  Souvenir Press, 1984 1737-1754

This mark also seen with an undated hallmark of the style used 1752 to 1786

Josiah Lowe 1839..1842 Fork, spoon Working dates: 1819 to 1846
James Le Bas 1822..1846 Creamer, flatware, salver, strainer, tea & coffee pots From 1833 to 1838 James Le Bas was a Warden of the Dublin Goldsmiths' Company, which runs Dublin Assay office




IM

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John Moore (c1740)
James Moore 1844 Tea service Eustace Street, Dublin; from 1834 at Dame Street, Dublin




IN

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I N 1833..1840 Creamer, mug, spoon A similar mark (with pellet between) registered by John Nicklin, but Nicklin's working dates were 1770-1800




IP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Pittar 1750 Spoon
John Pittar (probably) 1757..1758 Spoon A similar mark with letters closer together in a rectangular punch used by Jonathan Pasley c1753-1758




IR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Read (probably) 1820..1830 Spoon The illustration of Read's mark in JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 has a pellet between the letters
Royal Irish Silver Ltd (probably) (1967..1969)




IS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Stoyte 1794..1801 Decanter label, salt, spoon, wick trimmer Working dates 1783-1802
James Scott 1807..1814, 1822..1823 Flatware, sucrier, teapot Jeweller & silversmith, Trinity Place, Dublin
1815
1821..1832
Irish Silver Ltd 1966..1980 Bowl, butter knife, candlestick, decanter label, goblet, mustard, napkin ring, pepperette, pin tray, sauce boat, tea strainer, vase
1966
Irish Souvenir Jewellery (probably) 1970 Brooch Presentation box marked "Souvenir Jewellery"




IT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Teafe 1735..1746 Flatware ... or Toaf, Teaf, Taafe
1742

(image courtesy of Andrew Lane)
John Teare (junior) 1809 Decanter label Working dates 1809-1833




IW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Walker (1714)
John Wilme I, James Wyer, John Wilme II, OR John West c1750 Cup (no date mark) BennettBennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish Silver,  Souvenir Press, 1984 shows John Wilme I (working dates 1718-1754), James Wyer (working dates 1742-1769), John Wilme II (working dates 1753-1774) and John West (working dates 1754-1806) for this mark
James Whithorne, John Wilme I OR John Wilme II 1750 Spoon BennettBennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish Silver,  Souvenir Press, 1984 shows James Whithorne (working dates 1725-1779) John Wilme I (working dates 1718-1754) and John Wilme II (working dates 1753-1774) for this mark - IW 5-pointed star over, but illustrated by Bennett without pellet.