Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (S)

S& SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY SZ

SJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of Waddingtons, Toronto)
Simon Jouet 1748
(registered Feb 1748)
Candlestick
S J 1765..1768 Spoon
Samuel Jackson 1872..1877
(registered Jan 1871)
Watch case Case maker, Albert Street, Coventry; later Meadow Street, Coventry
Samuel Jacob 1892..1910
(registered Sep 1892)
Box, brush, buckle, caddy spoon, caster, chatelaine clip, inkwell, menu holder, page cutter/turner, shoe horn, trophy cup
Sarah Jones 1977..1995 Candlestick, cup, decanter label, dish, letter opener, napkin ring, scent bottle Earliest date 1972

Web site

S J 1980..1989 Gold ring
Kysam Jewellery 2023 Silver jewellery Samantha Martin-Bryan trading as Kysam Jewellery, Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Web site

Simon J Beer 1978..1986 Bowl, spoon Lewes, Sussex
S J C 1968 Napkin ring
S J C I 1954..1955 Bowl, tray
S J C P 1992 Bangle
Samuel Jackson & Edward Hickman 1865..1870
(registered May 1865)
Watch case Case makers, Spon End, Coventry
Stuart Johnson-Flint 1987 Dish
S J G 1970 Napkin ring
St James House Company 1978..1984 Commemorative & limited edition items: box, goblet, gold armada dish
S J L 1979 Button
S J M 1978 Candelabra
Solomon Joel Phillips

S J Phillips Ltd

1903..2004
(registered Jul 1901)
Bowl, box, caster, cup, dish, ladle, mug, mustard, sauce boat, tastevin, trophy cup New Bond Street, London

Noted for copies of early pieces

Stephen J Rose 1921..1934 Ashtray, box, brush, cigarette case, cigar piercer, decanter label, frame, ingot pendant, letter opener, matchbox holder, napkin ring, pepperette, salt Tottenham Court Road, London WC1; subsequently Ridgemount Street, London WC1
S J Rose & Son 1936..1980
1962..1969
1965
1967

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1972
Stephen James Stanfield 1928 Masonic jewel Manufacturing jeweller, Northampton Square, London EC1

Listed in trades and phone directories 1920-1951

Sidney James Sparrow 1938..1969 Communion set, napkin ring, quaich, spoon, tea strainer Formerly of London Central School of Arts & Crafts
S J Shrubsole 1955..1990 Box, goblet, salt, spoon, tea & coffee service Antique silver dealer, Museum Street, London WC1; & East 57th Street, New York, USA




SK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Samuel Keene 1810
(registered Jun 1802)
Watch case Case maker
Samuel Knight 1815..1819
(registered Feb 1816)
Caddy spoon, decanter label, inkstand




SL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Daniel Sleamaker 1707
(registered Aug 1704)
Porringer
Gabriel Sleath 1707..1720
(registered Mar 1707)
Coffee pot, kettle & burner, mug, porringer, salver, saucepan, tankard, teapot, tumbler cup

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1722..1736
(registered Jun 1720)
1741..1752
(registered Jun 1739)
Samuel Lee (1723)
Samuel Laundy 1728
(registered Oct 1727)
Bowl, caster
1729
(registered Oct 1727)
Simon le Sage 1757
(registered Apr 1754)
Salver
S L 1789 Spoon This mark not shown by 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
S L 1947 Napkin ring
Stilwell Engravers 1977 Finger ring, ingot pendant
S L 2013 Figurine
S L & Ss Ltd 1922..1924 Perfume bottle top
William Suckling Ltd 1940, 1963 Cigarette case, spoon Albion Street & Vyse Street, Birmingham
S L H 1989 Decanter label
Samuel Laundy & Jeffery Griffith 1731
(registered Jun 1731)
Caster, creamer




SM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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John Smithsend 1699..1712
(registered Apr 1697)
Porringer, tankard
John Smith I 1699
(registered Apr 1697)
Lidded cup, porringer, spoon, tankard
1701..1703
(registered Apr 1697)

(image courtesy of a correspondent)
Joseph Smith I 1712
(registered Apr 1707)
Spoon

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James Smith I 1724
(registered Apr 1718)
Bowl, cup, mug
1721..1725
(registered Aug 1720)
Note: a similar mark (flower replacing star) registered 1726 by James Stone
Samuel Margas (1726)
Samuel Meriton I 1747..1755
(registered Jul 1746)
Caster, creamer, salt, sauce boat

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S M 1760..1768 Creamer, cup, punch ladle An unidentified mark, not shown by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
Samuel Meriton II 1778..1795
(registered May 1775 & 1781)
Cup, mug, salt, sauce boat
William Sumner (1782..1784)
S M 1783 Bowl A fake mark seen with a purported 1783 hallmark. Similar fake marks can be seen at PI (1779) and CP (1784)
Sampson Mordan & Co (Sampson Mordan I to 1843, then Sampson Mordan II) 1836..1881
(registered Jun 1823 & 1837)
Ash tray, book mark, box, card case, cigar cutter, cigarette case, decanter label, dish, swwframe, ink well, knife rest, match box holder, pencil, pincushion, scales, scent bottle, vesta, vinaigrette, whistle City Road & Regent Street, London
Sampson Mordan & Co (Sampson Mordan II) 1880..1889
(registered Oct 1880)
Sampson Mordan & Co 1890..1903
(registered Jun 1890)
1891..1928
(registered Sep 1905)

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1906..1930
(registered Mar 1904)
1931..1939
(registered Aug 1906)
Silverware Manufacturers Ltd 1973 Limited edition souvenirs Note: a very similar mark seen for Sheffield
S M 1991 Beaker
S M 2005 Napkin ring
S over M A 2015 Spoon
Susannah Mary (Molly) Challoner 1927
(registered 1923)
Dish, mustard, spoon, thimble Framlington Place, Newcastle

born 1901, died 1990


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1955
(registered 1955)

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
S M C 1956 Spoon
S M C 1975 Caster
S M C 1975..1991 Figurine, imported items: bookmark, box, notepad holder, scent bottle, thimble

(image courtesy of Dr Adrian Caro)
Sheila M Caro 1980
(registered 1978)
Bell, bowl, box, miniature, spice shaker, tea strainer
S M Co 1977..1978 Ingot pendant
S M D 1967 Box
S M D 1970 Buckle

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S M D Castings 1972..1975 Animal model
Sampson Mordan & Gabriel Riddle 1825..1836
(registered Apr 1824)
Box, chamberstick, etui, pencil, perfume bottle "Mechanists", Castle Street, Finsbury, London

Partnership dissolved 1837

S M J 1987 Frame
Ottewill Silversmiths & Jewellers Ltd 2010..2014 Letter opener Ashford, Kent

Company originally set up by Steven M Ottewill

Web site





SN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Soloman Nathan Nyburg 1891..1894
(registered Dec 1891)
Imported items: bowl, box, caddy spoon, creamer, cup holder, dish, tea caddy Hanway Street, Tottenham Court Road, London
S N P 1977 Mug




SO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Solomon Ovchinsky 1897..1899
(registered Feb 1898)
Imported kiddush cup Little Alie Street, London E1
Oppenheimer, Seckel & Co 1903
(registered Sep 1902)
Pipe mount Sina Oppenheimer & Louis Seckel trading as Oppenheimer, Seckel & Co, pipe merchants & manufacturers, New Zealand Avenue, London EC; subsequently Barbican, London EC

A similar mark without stop registered Feb 1904





SP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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Thomas Spackman 1703..1716
(registered May 1700)
Spoon Also a similar mark without pellets registered same date
Sarah Parr 1730..1731
(registered Jun 1728)
Cup, mug, salver, tankard
Simon Pantin II 1731..1732
(registered Feb 1729)
Jug, salver Son of Simon Pantin I. Died 1733.
Samuel Priest 1760..1766
(registered Mar 1760)
Watch case Smallworker, Old Street, London

A similar mark registered Jun 1763 by Sarey Price, smallworker

Southern Payne 1784..1788
(registered May 1775 & 1784)
Watch case Case maker, Bridgwater Square, London
Samuel Pike 1806
(registered Dec 1805)
Watch case Case maker, Blue Anchor Alley, Bunhill Row, London
1807
(registered Oct 1807)
Samuel Pike (probably) 1814 Watch case Case maker, Blue Anchor Alley, Bunhill Row, London
Sydenham William Peppin 1816
(registered Jul 1816)
Spoon
Sarah Purver 1817..1820
(registered Sep 1817)
Flatware
Susanna Peppin 1834..1839
(registered Mar 1835)
Flatware, knife blade
Sigmund Pulzer (probably) 1911..1917 Imported watch case Gold & silver worker and agent for Langendorf Lanco Watch Company

This mark seen on the case of a watch with a Langendorf movement

Sigmund Pulzer (probably) 1911..1912 Imported watch case Gold & silver worker and agent for Langendorf Lanco Watch Company

TPulzer's mark, registered Feb 1909, is S.P. in non-serif letters

S P 1991..1997 Bowl, ladle
S P Ora & Co (Stephanus Paul Ora) 1936 Match box holder Cigarette manufacturers, Market Hill, Cambridge
S P over Q R 1970..1975 Bookmark, caster, figurine, pin dish, punch ladle
Sidney Paul Smith 1994..1995 Box, spoon Trained at the Guild of Handicrafts workshops in Chipping Campden
S P T 1986 Candle snuffer




SR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Simon Romney (probably) 1662..1663 Goblet, porringer Attribution by Dr David Mitchell in "Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London"
1675
Samuel Roby 1740..1746
(registered Feb 1740)
Marrow scoop, spoon
Solomon Royes 1819..1822
(registered Feb 1820 & 1822)
Basket, flatware, goblet, tea service
Roberts & Belk (Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk) 1865
(registered Jun 1865)
Flatware
(registered Jan 1878)
(registered Jan 1878)
S R F 1966 Napkin ring
Solomon Royes & John East Dix 1818..1819
(registered Sep 1818)
Flatware, salt
Rowell & Son Ltd (probably) 1972 Commemorative cup for Exeter College, Oxford High Street, Oxford

Cup marked "ROWELL OXFORD"

S R M 1999 Beaker
S R T 1977..1979 Napkin ring