Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (L)

L& LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LI LJ LK LL LM LN LO LP LQ LR LS LT LU LV LW LX LY LZ

L&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
P L (1680..1681)
Lawn & Alder 1910
(registered Oct 1910)
Cigarette case Charles Henry Lawn & Arthur Roscoe Alder trading as Lawn & Alder, merchants, Brackley Street, London EC
L & A Orlick (registered Jul 1906) Louis & Alfred Orlick trading as L & A Orlick, tobacconists & fancy goods importers, Barbican, London EC

Note: the illustration shows the mark registered at Birmingham & Chester. The London mark has a pellet: L&A·O

L & C 1935 Buckle
Linden & Co 1989..1996 Creamer, sucrier, tastevin London Silver Vaults, Chancery Lane, London
L & Co 2004 Flask

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Laurie & Lazarus 1901
(registered Feb 1902
Imported wine taster Laurie Rosenfeld & Henry Lazarus trading as Laurie & Lazarus, china & glass agents, St Andrew Street, London EC
Levi & Salaman (registered Mar 1911) Manufacturing silversmiths, Birmingham

Proprietors: Phineas Harris Levi & Joseph Wolfe Salaman

(registered Mar 1911)
L & S 1965..1973 Bell, caster, dish




LA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Ladyman 1697..1714
(registered Apr 1697 probably)
Spoon
Jonathan Lambe c1705
(registered 1697 probably)
Spoon
Paul de Lamerie 1713..1730
(registered Feb 1713)
Bowl, candlestick, coffee pot, cup & cover, fork, mug, plate, salver, snuffer tray, spoon, strainer, urn
1730..1738
(registered Mar 1733)
1739..1749
(registered Jun 1739)
Thomas Langford I 1715
(registered Mar 1715)
Porringer
George Lambe 1718
(registered Jun 1713)
Spoon
Jane Lambe 1719..1724
(registered c1720)
Spoon Widow of George Lambe
1727..1729
(registered c1720)
Leon Allamand 1881
(registered Feb 1887 & May 1882)
Watch case Watch maker, City Road, London EC

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City Watch Case Co Ltd (Louis Arnould) 1920..1928
(registered 1919)
(Gold) watch case Crown Buildings, Cox's Court, London EC1
Crichton Brothers (Lionel Alfred Crichton) 1896..1954
(registered Feb 1895)
Bowl, caster, coffee service, flatware, jug, kettle & burner, mug, mustard, pepperette, porringer, salt, salver, sauce boat, tea caddy, urn, wine taster Old Bond Street, London W; subsequently also in New York
L A G 1963..1965 Creamer, mug
Louis Augustus Leins 1895..1916
(registered Feb 1887)
Box, brush, flask, jar lid, mirror Dressing bag & case maker, Ave Maria lane, London EC; subsequently Holborn Viaduct, London EC

Leins died in 1919

L A Leins & Sons 1925..1939 Leather goods makers, Shoe Lane, London EC4
London Assay Office 1941..2023 Box, coaster, compact, condiments set, decanter label, punch bowl, sauce boat; re-marked pieces The Assay Office uses this punch on pieces sent in by those without their own registered mark
2020

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West & Son (Langley Archer West) 1894..1898
(registered Jan 1894)
Coffee pot, egg cruet, flatware, inkwell, salt, spoon, tea caddy College Green, Dublin
1895..1900




LB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Louis Black 1761..1764
(registered Jul 1756 & 1761)
Cup, marrow scoop, spoon, tankard

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Louis Blumfeld 1884
(registered Jul 1884)
Novelty vesta
L B Co 1945..1946 Box, cigarette case
Marlow Brothers (1978..2005)




LC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Lawrence Cole 1678..1695 Spoon Specialist spoon maker (free 1667)
1693..1694
1697..1706
(registered Apr 1697)
Louis Cuny (1731)
Louisa Courtauld 1766..1767 Lidded cup, mug Widow of Augustine Courtauld who died 1765. Mark included by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 under "Unregistered Marks". Mark was probably in the missing largeworker's register.
Lizzie Chapple 1898
(registered Oct 1898)
Imported box Silver importer, New Bond Street, London W
L Corper & Co (registered Feb 1898) Lionel Corper, trading as L Corper & Co, gold & silver mounters, 43 Old Street, London
L C 1975..1979 Bracelet, locket
L C 1979 Bowl
London Chain Bag Co 1916..1920 Imported mesh purse Warwick Street, London W
London Chain Bag Co (probably) 1927..1929 Imported items: card case, cigarette case
London Chain Bag Co Ltd (probably) 1922..1928 Imported items: box, chain link bag, cigarette case, compact, lighter, matchbook holder
Louisa Courtauld & George Cowles 1768 (registered before 1773) Chamberstick, coffee pot, tumbler Louisa Courtauld was the widow of Samuel Courtauld I (died 1765) and George Cowles had been his apprentice. This mark presumably entered in a now missing register.
1770..1776 (registered before 1773)
L C J G 1992 Ladle