Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (B)

B& BA BB BC BD BE BF BG BH BI BJ BK BL BM BN BO BP BQ BR BS BT BU BV BW BX BY BZ

BR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jonathan Bradley 1697
(registered Apr 1697)
Spoon
Moses Brown 1699
(registered Apr 1697)
Spoon
John Broake 1702..1715
(registered Jul 1699)
Spoon
B R 1978 Imported salt & pepper grinders
Boucheron, Radius & Compagnie 1910..1911
(registered Dec 1909)
Imported items: inkwell, pot Jewellers, Paris, London, New York & Moscow
B R C 1973..1981 Box, letter opener
R B Wigfull & Son Ltd (1961..1969)




BS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Benjamin Sanders 1738
(registered Apr 1737)
Sauce boat
Benjamin Stephenson 1776
(registered Jun 1775)
Candlestick
Benjamin Smith II 1814..1815, 1824..1834
(registered Oct 1812 and 1814, 1818 & 1822)
Basket, bowl, candelabrum, cruet, cup & cover, kettle, plate, salver, snuffer tray, tankard, tea service, tray, tureen The later set of dates for this mark may be for Benjamin Smith III as various pieces are stamped with the mark "B·SMITH  DUKE ST  LINN INN FIELDS" corresponding to the younger Smith's address
Benjamin Smith III 1818..1821
(registered Jul 1818)
Claret jug, decanter label, dish, flatware, plate, salt, salver, saucepan, standish, tea & coffee service, wine cooler Son of Benjamin Smith II, died 1850
1838..1839
(registered Dec 1837)
1837..1848
(registered Dec 1837)
Benoni Stephens 1834..1841
(registered Aug 1834)
Creamer, flatware, goblet, sucrier
1835..1841
(registered May 1835)

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1836..1841
(registered Aug 1836)

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Benjamin Stapleton 1904..1906
(registered Jan 1903)
Book cover, purse mount

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1900
(registered Jul 1890)
Bravingtons Ltd 1926..1946 Fob medal, gold ring, tea strainer, trophy cup Pentonville Road & Ludgate Hill, London
1929..1938
Bryan Savage 1970..1980, 2007 Bowl, candelabra, caster, cigarette case, coffee pot, dish, mug, saucepan
Bs & Co 1915..1943 Brush, goblet, inkwell, jar top
Bideford School of Arts & Crafts 1953..1960 Cake slice, spoon, teapot
Benjamin Smith II & Benjamin Smith III 1816..1817
(registered Jul 1816)
Covered dish, salt, teapot, tureen Father & son
Britannia Silver Company (probably) 1966 Decanter label, goblet, knife handle, knife rest, letter opener, mug, napkin ring, sauce boat "Britannia Silver Co" appears in telephone directories in 3 separate locations: Rudyard, Leek, Staffordshire (1967), St Albans (1967), Sheffield (1968-1970)
B S C Ltd 1994..1995 Box, frame
B S E Products 1974..2016
(registered 1974)
Figurine, novelty salt & spoon High Street, Steyning, Sussex
B S G 1961 Letter opener
S B H (1978..1986)
B S I 1978 Key fob in form of a key
Benjamin Smith II & James Smith III 1809..1812
(registered Feb 1809)
Basket, cup & cover, dish, plate, salt, tureen, wine cooler Manufactured for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. Benjamin & James were brothers
B S K 1924 Chalice




BT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Benjamin Tempest 1826 Spoon GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 notes that this mark in an oval punch is later than one in a cut-corner box registered Apr 1826:
B·T
There is also a mark in conjoined circles with pellet, dated Apr 1826
B T 1934 Candlestick
B T 1937 Tastevin
B T 1941 Caster lid
B T 1973..1979 Box, frame
B T 1977 Caddy spoon
B T 1977 Decanter label, plate
T E B (1686)
Benjamin Thomas Greening

B T Greening Ltd (from 1907)

1903..1906
(registered Jun 1899)
Box, spoon Hatton Garden, London & Hylton Street, Birmingham




BU

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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Thomas Burridge 1706..1709
(registered Apr 1706)
Spoon
1717..1724
(registered Jul 1717)




BW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Benjamin Watts (1721)
Benjamin West 1737..1738
(registered Jun 1738)
Caster, creamer, mug, salt, salver, sauce boat
1739..1750
(registered Jun 1739)
Benjamin Webb 1806..1809
(registered Mar 1806)
Watch case Case maker, Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, London
Bernhard Weinstein 1899
(registered Oct 1899)
Imported beaker
B W 1974 Ring
Brian Williamson 2008..2015 Bowl, candle holder, coaster, vase
Barry Witmond & Richard Cook 1993 Key ring

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B W & Son 1967 St Christopher medal