Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (W)

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WN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
W N 1787..1790 Spoon, tongs Mark not shown by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990
William Nixon 1817..1821
(registered Jun 1817 & 1821)
Fish slice, spoon
William Neal 1836..1879
(registered May 1829)
Box, jar lid, masonic medal, mustard, vanity set
William Naul 1865..1867
(registered May 1865)
Watch case Case maker, Albion Street, Coventry
William Neal (registered Nov 1897) Case maker, Allesley Old Road, Coventry
Wilkinson & Holland 1893
(registered May 1893)
Box George Wilkinson & Benjamin Holland trading as Wilinson & Holland, Gerrard Street, Soho, London W

Mark erased Jan 1894

William Neale & Sons (registered Sep 1896) Warstone Lane, Birmingham
W & G Neal 1887..1908
(registered Jul 1883)
Ash tray, flask, frame, string box, vanity jar George Neal & George Arthur Neal trading as W & G Neal, Skinner Street, Clerkenwell, London




WO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Edward Wood (1724)




WP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Petley (1723..1730)
William Paradise (1724..1728)
William Peaston 1745..1755
(registered Jan 1746)
Salver Specialist salver maker

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
William Peaston (probably) c1750 Tongs
William Plummer 1761..1791
(registered Apr 1755)
Basket, cruet, desk set, dish cross, fish server, plate, snuffer tray, strainer, teapot & stand, toast rack Noted for pierced work
William Pinder 1773..1774
(registered Feb 1770 & 1771)
Spoon
William Pitts 1801..1810
(registered Dec 1781 & 1786, 1799, 1806)
Table centrepiece, tureen & cover
William Parker 1801..1811
(registered Nov 1798)
Box, decanter label Also a mark with pellet registered Jun 1803
William Phillips 1839..1860
(registered Aug 1838)
Box, dental mirror
William Pope (registered Jul 1856) Plymouth, Devon
William Pimm 1860
(registered Sep 1860)
Officer's belt pouch Military ornament maker, Air Street, Regent Street, London W
Walter Adams Phillips (registered Feb 1902) Holborn Circus, London
W P 1982 Imported mirror
William Gwillim & Peter Castle (1744)
W P Co 1946 Napkin ring
W P H 1977 Beaker
William Pitts & Joseph Preedy 1792..1797
(registered Jan 1791)
Basket, plate, tureen
William & James Priest 1759..1772
(registered c1768)
Bowl, coffee pot, cup, goblet, mug, tankard William & James Priest were brothers
William & Robert Peaston 1756..1759
(registered Jul 1756)
Coffee pot, mug, punch bowl, salver, teapot
1761..1763
William Playfair & William Wilson 1783
(registered May 1782)
Spoon, tongs




WR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Reeve (or Reeves) 1731..1733
(registered May 1731)
Spoon
William Robertson 1756..1769
(registered Oct 1753)
Coffee pot, salver, sauce boat
William Russell 1789
(registered Aug 1784)
Watch case Case maker
William Rudkins 1799
(registered Mar 1789 & Jan 1796)
Vinaigrette Smallworker
William Ker Reid 1826..1827
(registered Nov 1825)
Cruet, decanter label, salver
William Rowlands 1826..1837
(registered Jun 1817 & 1821, 1830, 1838)
Watch case Case maker

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
William Richards 1841..1842
(registered Sep 1841)
Creamer, cruet
Walter Raymond 1894
(registered May 1894)
Box, buckle, table lighter, vesta Walter Raymond trading as Walter Russell, manufacturing silversmith, Wardour Street, Soho, London W

Note: 1st mark originally registered in the name of Walter Russell but later defaced as this was not his true name


(image courtesy of David Shallis)
1894
(registered Aug 1894)
1897..1898
(registered Oct 1895)
W R 1920..1922 Corner mount, ebony ring stand mount
Walker & Hall (1903)
William & Son (William Asprey) 2001..2018 Beaker, box, flask, paperweight, sailing trophy Mount Street, London W1
William Richard Bishop 1884
(registered Feb 1881)
Watch case Case maker, Hill Street, Coventry
William Richard Corke 1894..1896
(registered Feb 1895)
Buckle, clip, menu holder, pepperette, perfume bottle, pin tray Also a mark in sans-serif characters registered Nov 1892:
W.R.C
W R F 1926 Flatware Possibly William Robert Franks, Northampton Square, London EC1
William & Robert Peaston (1756..1759)
William Robert Smily 1842..1851
(registered Mar 1842)
Creamer, dish, flatware, mug, mustard, salt, salver Died in 1858
1852..1857
(registered Nov 1852)
1853..1857
(registered Nov 1852)
W R S 1977 Spoon
W Reed Williams Ltd 1906 Imported spoon Importers of silverware




WS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
W S 1678 Porringer Described as "Mullet & two pellets above and below"
William Scarlett 1694 Fork, marrow spoon, spoon
1698..1713
(registered Apr 1697)
1721..1723
(registered Jun 1720)

(Note: punch is heart-shaped)
William Street (1720)
William Spackman 1722..1724
(registered Jul 1720)
Mug, tankard
William Soame 1724..1726
(registered Jan 1723)
Fork, marrow scoop, spoon
1739..1742
(registered Jun 1739)
William Shaw I 1730
(registered Jan 1728)
Caster, jug

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
William Solomon 1754
(registered Oct 1747)
Candlestick
William Shaw II 1762..1767
(registered Jan 1749)
Cup, mug, tankard In partnership with William Priest Oct 1749 - c1763 (see WSWP mark)

(image courtesy of www.waxantiques.com)
William Skeen 1755..1771
(registered Dec 1755)
Creamer, sauce boat, spoon
1775
(registered Jun 1775 & 1783)
W S 1765 Watch case
William Sumner I 1782..1784
(registered Apr 1782)
Flatware, wine funnel Sumner is believed to have died in 1807
1784..1802
(registered Dec 1784 and various dates to 1803)
1788..1804
(registered various dates 1784 to 1803; note potential overlap with William Seaman 1803-1806 assay years)
W S 1790..1799 Creamer, flatware Similar marks registered by:
  • William Stephenson, smallworker
    (registered Dec 1775 & 1780, 1781, 1787, 1790, 1792)
  • William Sutton, plate worker
    (registered Aug 1784 & 1784)
  • William Sumner I, spoon maker
    (registered c1788)
  • William Sumner II, smallworker
    (registered May 1787)
William Stroud 1791..1816
(registered Jul 1788)
Basket, bowl, chamberstick, cruet, plate, salt, snuffer tray, spoon, tea service Plate worker

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
1821..1826
(registered Mar 1821)
William Sharp 1818
(registered Mar 1817)
Decanter label Plate worker; Sharp registered a similar mark with pellet Sep 1824
William Schofield 1820..1828
(registered Nov 1820 & 1833)
Skewer, spoon, tongs Spoon maker
William Seaman 1813..1825
(registered Oct 1810 & 1818, 1820)
Flatware
1805, 1820
(registered Feb 1804; note potential overlap with William Sumner I 1803-1806 assay years)
William Southey 1825..1831
(registered Apr 1821)
Spoon
A B Savory & Sons (William Smily) 1855..1864
(registered Aug 1855)
Flatware, goblet, teapot & stand William Smily was the manager of A B Savory & Sons. He died in 1865 and was succeeded by his son, Samuel.
1857
(registered Jan 1856)
William Stocker 1859..1885
(registered Aug 1848)
Chamberstick, flatware, goblet, mustard, tea caddy, teapot
William Summers 1865..1891
(registered Dec 1863)
Box, card case, cigar cutter, decanter label, flask, napkin ring, purse

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
W Spurrier & Co (registered Jul 1883) Colmore Row, Birmingham
W S 1929 Trophy cup
Whitehill Silver & Plate Co 1989..1992 Frame, pepper grinder

(image courtesy of www.coritani.com)
William Sprake Charles 1872
(registered Apr 1869)
Skewer
W & C Sissons (Walter & Charles Sissons) 1888..1908
(registered Feb 1887)
Caster, salver, tea caddy, tea & coffee service, tray, vase Eyre Street, Sheffield; later St Mary's Road, Sheffield

Sissons also had London showrooms

W & G Sissons (William & George Sissons) 1873..1883
(registered Feb 1866)
William Snooke Hall 1818
(registered Mar 1818)
Grape scissors
William Snelling Hadaway 1904..1908
(registered Jul 1904)
Brush, spoon, tastevin Bournehall Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire
W S over H S 1921..1935 Candlestick, coffee pot, menu holder, spoon, tea service
Ws Ltd 1918..1924 Book mount, fob medal, fountain pen
Ws Ltd 1924 Fob medal
William Stringer Mills 1882..1897
(registered Jul 1875)
Perfume bottle
William Samuel Norman 1858
(registered Jun 1858)
Mug
William Sumner & Richard Crossley 1775..1781
(registered May 1775)
Flatware Worked together from 1775 to 1782
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1893..1907)
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1906..1909)
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1915..1922)
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1925)
William Shaw II & William Priest 1749..1762
(registered Oct 1749)
Caster, coffee pot, cup, jug, ladle, mug, porringer, sauce boat, tea caddy, teapot Holloware makers