Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (D)

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DS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Dorothy Sarbitt 1754
(registered Dec 1753)
Salver Formerly Dorothy Mills, widow of Hugh Mills
Daniel Smith 1759 Tea caddy Listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 under Unregistered Marks as "? Daniel Smith". It may have been recorded in the missing 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
David Sutton 1914
(registered Oct 1912)
Masonic jewel
D S 1996..2001 Bookmark, box, card case, spoon
2002
D s 2000 Bowl, spoon
D S & Co 1987 Gold ring
D S & Co Ltd 1925 Dish
David Sutton & Sons 1946..1951 Cigarette case, compact, napkin ring, spoon

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
D Shackman & Sons 1960..1974 Gold watch case Instrument makers & manufacturing jewellers, Waterside, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
D S B 1976 Quaich
D S over B S 1786..1793 Creamer, dish, salver This mark is identical to one attributed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 to Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith II but the date range pre-dates Smith's arrival in London from Birmingham c1802
Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith II 1803..1806 Creamer, decanter label, dish, plate, salt, salver, teapot GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990's illustration of Scott & Smith's mark (registered Mar 1803) has only a single central pellet (see DS over BS mark)

Scott & Smith manufactured for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell and their mark is sometimes seen with the latter's RB&R mark.

Stewart Dawson & Co (David Stewart Dawson) (registered May 1888) Case maker, Liverpool, Lancashire
Danish Silver Designs Ltd 1970..1972 Imported items: pendant, spoon Fulham Road, London SW3
Guild of Handicrafts (Derek Elliott) 1990..2010 Bookmark, dish, gold napkin ring, pepperette, salt Seen with "GofH" mark registered to Guild of Handicrafts
Dennis Smith & Gareth Harris 1994..2009 Book mark, bottle stopper, goblet, herb cutter, spoon Web site

Hatton Garden, London

D S J 1970..1975 Napkin ring
Sharman D Neill (1908..1917)
Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp 1760..1767
(registered c1753)
Coffee pot, covered cup, dish cover, jug, mug, mustard, plate, salver, sauce boat, tea caddy, teapot
1768..1777
(registered c1769)
1780..1804
(registered Feb 1780)
This mark is a cut-down version of RC/DS/RS (Richard Carter removed)
David Shaw Silverware Ltd 1978..1992 Buckle, caddy spoon, claret jug, coaster, decanter label, flask, mug, napkin ring Clerkenwell Road, London EC1

Company dissolved c1992

D S S 1987 Box, pincushion
Derek & Tyrone Stephenson 2023
(registered Dec 2020)
Makers of animal figurines, bowls, vases
David Scott-Walker 1993..2002 Thimble (including one of a set of 4 featuring all Assay Office hallmarks, 2002) Jewellery manufacturer, Sheffield




DT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
David Tanqueray (1726)
David Trytel 1902
(registered Aug 1902)
Imported items: box, figurine, plate
D T 1973 Napkin clip

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
David T Davies 1931
(registered 1926)
Teapot
D T R 1998 Spoon




DU

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Charles Overing (1707..1714)
Duncan Urquhart & Naphtali Hart 1791..1808
(registered Oct 1791)
Basket, button, caster, cruet, flatware, mug, salt, tea service, tray GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 illustrates the mark with pellets but notes "similar marks" registered 1795, 1802 & 1805
1796..1811




DW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
David Willaume I (1725..1727)
David Willaume II 1730
(registered Nov 1728)
Cruet Son of David Willaume I
Dennis Wilks 1742..1743
(registered Jul 1739)
Salver
David Whyte (possibly) 1762..1771 Coffee pot, cup & cover, jug, plate Listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 under Unregistered Marks as "? David Whyte". It would have been recorded in the missing 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register. Note however that the partnership mark of David Whyte & William Holmes seen 1760 to 1767 casts some doubt on this attribution to David Whyte alone.
Daniel Willmott 1810
(registered Aug 1805)
Watch case Case maker

A similar mark registered by Daniel Walker, case maker, Jan 1798 and 1799, 1802

D W 1950 Masonic jewel

(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)
Denis Walter Bugg 1976 Dish, lidded bowl Note: Lidded bowl made by D W Bugg; lid made by D W Bugg's wife, Mairi Bugg (see MB mark)
D W G 1977 Caddy spoon
William & John Deane 1763..1764
(registered Oct 1762 & 1763, 1764, 1768)
Coffee pot, mug, tankard, tongs
William & John Deane 1753
(registered Jul 1753)
Lidded cup Partnership dissolved c1756
Daniel & John Wellby 1878..1903
(registered Feb 1873)
Ash tray, basket, bowl, caster, coffee pot, condiments, cup, decanter label, dish, flatware, jug, kettle, napkin ring, salt, salver, tastevin, tea caddy, tea service, toast rack, tray, vase Garrick Street, London
1880..1893
1896..1909
(registered Dec 1896)
D & J Wellby Ltd 1910..1939
(registered Mar 1910)
1922, 1950
1926, 1959
Donald W Kendall 1982..1992 Brooch, thimble
David Whyte & William Holmes 1760..1767 Coffee pot, covered dish, sauce boat Listed as "unregistered" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the missing 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.




DY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
D Y 1962 Imported tray