Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (J)

J& JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ

JL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jeremiah Lee (1740..1742)
John Luff (1742..1744)
John Lampfert 1764..1773 Ladle, marrow scoop, spoon Mark normally found on spoons
1767..1773
(registered Jan 1749)
Joseph Lock 1775..1776
(registered May 1775)
Cup, salt, tankard, teapot
1778
(registered Jun 1778)

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
Jacob Levi 1786..1791
(registered Oct 1784)
Ladle, spoon
John Linnit 1815..1820
(registered Apr 1815)
Box, spoon, vinaigrette
1821..1822
(registered Oct 1821)
1822, 1835
(registered Jan 1824)

(image courtesy of Joanie's House of Treasures)
John Linnit (probably) 1824..1828 Box This mark not shown by either GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 or JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997
John Lilly 1861
(registered Aug 1850)
Officer's whistle Sword cutler & military ornament manufacturer, Archer Street, London

A similar mark with more space between the letters registered Jan 1860 by John Lamb, gold worker

J L 1879 Watch case Mark not shown by CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 - seen with James Jackson's mark
Jacob Langleben 1897..1899
(registered Jan 1890)
Candlestick, dish, kiddush cup
J L 1977..1988 Imported items: box, brooch
John Charles Lowe (probably) (1935..1966)
J Ltd 1977 Pendant
Jadales Ltd 1979 Ring Company dissolved c1985
J Ltd 1979 Ingot pendant
J L E 1969..1972 Bowl
Lezard & Son (Joseph & Edward Lezard) 1881
(registered Jan 1878)
Watch case Watch importers & general merchants, Holborn Viaduct, London EC
John Le Gallais 1845..1861
(registered Apr 1849)
Chalice, creamer, ladle, mug, salver, spoon Goldsmith, jeweller, watch and clockmaker, Broad Street, St Helier, Jersey
1848..1850
(registered Apr 1849)
1850, 1855
Judah Louis Rosenthal 1880
(registered Jul 1879)
Box
J L K 1977 Pickle fork




JM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jesse McFarlan 1739..1741
(registered Oct 1739)
Spoon, tongs Widow of John Mackfarlen (mark registered 1739) and mother of John McFarlan II (mark registered 1777)
James Manners (1741)
James Morison (1745..1761)
John Moore 1759..1761
(registered Jan 1758)
Cup, porringer, tankard
Jeremiah Mince 1818..1819
(registered Apr 1805)
Watch case Case maker, Norman Street, St Luke's, London
John Meek 1821..1828
(registered Aug 1821)
Flatware
James Melvill 1821..1827
(registered Apr 1822)
Watch case Case maker, Spencer Street, Clerkenwell, London

Also registered an incuse mark without pellet Sep 1814

1822
(registered Apr 1822)
J M 1824 Spoon May be John Meek but GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 only mentions a mark with pellet for Meek
Joseph Millard 1833
(registered Mar 1822)
Spectacle frame Spectacle maker, Coldbath Fields, Clerkenwell, London

Also registered an incuse mark with pellet between Nov 1837

Joseph Miller 1846
(registered May 1846)
Table lighter
John Manger 1882..1885
(registered Nov 1878)
Clock, watch case Case maker, Holborn Circus, London
1899
(registered Jan 1899)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Joseph Morpurgo 1892
(registered Sep 1892)
Imported items: dish, figurine "Foreign agent"
Joseph Minden 1906
(registered Jul 1898)
Souvenir spoon
Jesse Murphy 1969..1973 "Tree of life" caddy spoon
J M 1988 Spoon
J M 1990..2002 Condiment set, dish
John Manasseh 2001 Beaker
Johnson, Matthey & Co 1940..1960 Ashtray, pencil Suppliers of silver pen & pencil tubing to Yard-O-Led
J M & Co 1974..1975 Napkin ring
J M & S 2014..2019 Animal model, frog condiments, stirrup cup This mark has been seen attributed to John & Maureen Surtees but without citation
John Millward Banks 1896..1899
(registered Jan 1891)
Card case, match striker, souvenir spoon Northampton Street, Birmingham
(registered Sep 1903)
John Macleod Crouch 1893
(registered Oct 1894)
Beaker Bruton Street, London W.

May have been an employee of F B Thomas & Co


Note: mark is JM over CB
(image courtesy of David Mercer)
John Mechin & Charles Bazin 1864
(registered Jan 1864)
Jar lid
James McKiernan 1872
(registered Mar 1867)
Masonic jewel
John Michael Driver 1970..1972 Box, coaster, pepperette, spoon, vase
J M D 1994 Armada dish, napkin clip
J M H 1957, 1983..2001 Box, fork, letter opener
James McKnight 1905
(registered Dec 1894)
Case maker, Norfolk Street, Coventry

(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)
Jacqueline Marion Kitching 1983 Spoon
Joan MacKarell 1993..1998 Bookmark, box
Jo Malone (London) 2013 Matchbox holder
J M Ltd 1977..1979 Ingot pendant, money clip
J M M 1977..1979 Napkin ring
Joyce May (Joy) Myers 2010 Pendant
J M over M G 1971..1975 Bowl, goblet
J M N 1966..1977 Bottle coaster, candle holder

(image courtesy of Damian Miles)
John Montague Perreau 1977 Beaker Amateur silversmith

Note: probably Montague John Perreau (1910-1983) of Farnham, Surrey

J M R 1967 Imported items: bottle stopper, coaster
Spink & Son (1890..1891)
Joyce Margaret Sharp 1977 Decanter label
Aurum Ltd (John M Willmin) 1972..1973 Dish, limited edition commemorative goblet, matchbox holder
Jane M Watling 1989..1999 Candle holder, napkin ring Church Street, Lacock, Wiltshire

Daughter of Graham Watling





JN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Newton (1740..1750)
Thomas Nash I (1769..1773)
Joseph Norton 1843
(registered Jan 1843)
Watch case Case maker
James Neale 1861..1869
(registered Apr 1862)
Watch case Case maker, Ryley Street & Hill Street, Coventry
Jules Nordmann 1877..1878
(registered Jun 1877)
Watch case Case maker, Hatton Garden, London
Julius Nussbaum (registered Sep 1883) Stick mounter, Fore Street, London EC
J N 1983..1990 Napkin ring, paperweight
John Nobbs & Co 1907
(registered Jul 1901; cancelled Nov 1911)
Paper clip John Sidney Nobbs & Thomas Abel trading as John Nobbs & Co, manufacturing silversmiths, Brunswick Place, City Road, London EC
(registered Jul 1901; cancelled Nov 1911)
Jordan & Raybould (Edwin Jordan & Harry Raybould) 1903..1904
(registered Nov 1898)
Pencil holder, ruler, sealing wax holder
J Nowill & Sons (registered Nov 1908) Scotland Street, Sheffield
James Neale & Samuel Freeman 1857..1861
(registered Aug 1856)
Watch case Case makers
J N B 1927..1929 Imported box
J N B 1970 Candelabra
John Herbertson 1977 Thimble
J N Kuhn & Co 1900..1907
(registered Nov 1900)
Bookmark, chatelaine note pad Manufacturers & importers of fancy goods, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
J N Lowe (Sheffield) Ltd 1977 Dish
Mappin & Webb (John Newton Mappin) 1882..1897
(registered Jan 1882)
Bowl, box, buckle, caddy spoon, claret jug, creamer, decanter label, dressing table set, flatware, goblet, mug, napkin ring, salt, tazza, teapot, tray, vanity jar top Royal Cutlery Works, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
1883 (registered Feb 1884)
1884..1892
(registered Feb 1883)
1887..1897
(registered Oct 1886)

(image courtesy of www.coritani.com)
1889
Mappin & Webb (John Newton Mappin & George Webb) 1867..1877
(registered Feb 1866)
J N T 1953..1960 Spoon




JO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Lawrence Jones (1701..1713)
James Oliver 1857..1888
(registered Oct 1854 & 1869, 1883, 1888, 1889)
Pocket barometer, watch case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
1874..1875
(registered Nov 1873)
1889..1891
(registered Feb 1889)
Jacobes J Oosterbaan 1878
(registered Apr 1878)
Bowl, dish (with repoussé decoration of a Dutch-style scene), salt & spoon
J O 1923..1924 Box mount, clock, purse mount
J O A 1977 Napkin ring

(also seen with widely spaced letters)
James Oliver Blackburn 1990..2002 Gold ring, napkin ring, spoon

(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)
Judith Oriole Craven 1994..1995 Bowl, box, spoon
J O G 1938..1939 Box, cigarette case
J O P F 1935 Dish




JP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Penfold (probably) 1696, 1725 Coffee pot, tankard Mark shown by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 (attributed as "John Penfold?") but not by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017. Re-use of the mark after 1720 not recorded by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. Penfold free by service 1689
John Pero (1740)
John Pollock 1739..1754
(registered Jun 1739)
Coffee pot, ladle, sauce boat
John Payne 1750..1774
(registered Apr 1751)
Coffee pot, cup, hot water jug, kettle & burner, mug, sauce boat, tankard, tumbler
James Perry 1764
(registered Mar 1763)
Sauce boat
James Payne 1825..1833
(registered Oct 1824 & 1833)
Flatware Spoon maker
Joseph Price 1826
(registered Aug 1821)
Decanter label Smallworker
Josiah Piercy I 1828..1833
(registered Jan 1828)
Flatware Spoon maker

Similar marks registered by:
  • Joseph Perkins II, smallworker (Mar 1834)
  • John Parker III, smallworker (Dec 1836)
Joseph Potter 1831
(registered May 1827)
Watch case Case maker, Ironnonger Row, London
Josiah Piercy II 1863..1864
(registered Apr 1864)
Spoon
John Pride 1889..1893
(registered Nov 1889)
Buckle
John William Page 1894..1911
(registered Dec 1892)
Cruet, mustard, trophy cup
James Parkes 1899..1910
(registered Jun 1897)
Bottle opener, candlestick, coffee pot, decanter label, dish, grape shears, ink stand, jug, sauce boat, spoon, tea service, tea strainer, toast rack Vigo Street, London W

Note: minor variations noted on both marks

J Parkes & Co 1918..1968
(registered Oct 1914)
John Pinches 1938 Collectors' limited editions (e.g. spoons), decanter label, medal Albert Embankment, London SE11 (until c1956) & St Luke's Avenue, London SW4

A limited company from 1943


(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Pinches (Medallists) Ltd 1948
1953, 1966..1976
1971..1981

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Pinches (Medallists) Ltd (probably) 1965 Dish

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Pound & Co 1905..1909
(registered Oct 1904)
Flask, jar top Leadenhall Street, London, Piccadilly, London & Strand, London
J Parkes & Co (1918..1968)
James Purdey & Sons Ltd 2000 Money clip Gunsmiths, South Audley Street, London W1
James Powell & Sons 1905..1906
(registered Oct 1903; cancelled Feb 1911)
Bottle stopper, decanter mount Glass manufacturers, Tudor Street, London EC
John Paul Cooper 1927..1932
(registered Oct 1912)
Dish, spoon, vase
P C & J D (probably) (1982)
Jewel Pen Co Ltd 1927..1928 Pen Fountain pen manufacturers, Newgate Street, London EC1
J P over D P 1998 Spoon

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
Pairpoint Brothers (John & Frank Pairpoint) 1878..1908
(registered Feb 1879)
Bowl, coaster, coffee pot, dish ring, jug, salver, spoon, tea caddy, teapot, vase
John Pope Genge 1883..1897 Spoon, tongs St Helier, Jersey

Mark also seen on Exeter silver before the Exeter assay office closed in 1882.

This mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987

J Player & Son Ltd 1905
(registered Jan 1901)
Watch case Watchmakers, Bedford Street & Meridan Street, Coventry
J P W 1982..1988 Brooch, decanter label Mark seen (1988) with CCFE mark of Chelmsford College of Further Education