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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

LJ

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	L J	1961	Buckle
	L J & Co	1988	Imported box, napkin ring
	L J B	1918	Cigar cutter

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LK

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	L K	1977	Ingot pendant
	Les Grimshaw	2013	Earrings	Plymouth, Devon Web site

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LL

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Louis Laroche	1739..1741	Ladle, mug
(image courtesy of Guy Ellis Antiques)	L L	c1780	Tongs	These tongs have neither assay office nor date mark - London is assumed based on the style of the lion passant mark
	Thomas Tookey (1776..1788)
	Thomas Tookey (1779..1782)
	Lewis Lewis	1890..1899 (registered Dec 1887)	Imported items: bowl, box, button, jug, ladle, scent bottle, spoon, toy, vase	Lewis Lewis trading as Lewis & Son, King's Road, Brighton
	Louis Landsberg	1890..1900 (registered Sep 1890)	Imported items: box, crucifix, flatware, menu holder
	L L	1974	Buckle	Belt attached to buckle stamped "Lana of London"
	Links of London	1991..2001	Cigar cutter, imported dish, scent bottle
	Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen	2004..2006	Frame	There is a very similar Birmingham mark
	Leopold Ltd	1908 (registered May 1908)	Box, salver	Hatton Garden, Regent Street & Cheapside, London; & Paris

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LM

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Lewis (Louis) Mettayer (1722)
	L M	1741..1742	Box	This mark not shown 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.
	L M	1971	Mug, tazza
	Luton Museum & Art Gallery	1917..1921	Lacemaking bobbin	Wardown Park, Luton, Bedfordshire
	Lindsey Miller	2021		Web site
	L M D	1917	Pepperette
	L M J (or L M)	1973	Coffee pot
	L M W T	1970	Lighter case

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LN

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of vavasseur-antiques.com)	Lewis Nightingale	1895..1897 (registered Oct 1894)	Pocket barometer case	Case maker, Clerkenwell, London

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LO

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Nathaniel Lock (1698..1716)
	Seth Lofthouse	1701..1716 (registered Apr 1697 probably)	Beaker, cup, mug, tankard, tazza, teapot
		1717..1718		This variant of Lofthouse's mark not shown in GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 but he notes "similar marks" also registered
	Robert Lovell	1705..1709 (registered Mar 1703)	Mug, tankard
	William Looker	1714..1719 (registered Jun 1713)	Caster, cup, salt, spice shaker
(mark is LO in monogram)	Matthew Lofthouse	1722 (registered Jun 1705)	Bowl, coffee pot, mug
		1723..1727 (registered Jan 1721)
	Louis Ourry	1742..1743 (registered Aug 1740)	Spoon
	Louis Osman	1968..1976 (registered 1957)	Beaker, salt, spoon	Osman died in 1996
(image courtesy of David Mercer)	Lissco Products Ltd	1979	Dressing table brush & mirror set	Lancing, Sussex

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LP

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Lewis Pantin I	1734..1736 (registered Mar 1734)	Coffee pot, cup & cover, salt, salver, sauce boat, tea caddy
		1740..1741 (registered Jun 1739)
	Lewis Pantin II	1773 (registered Jul 1768)	Tea caddy
	Lewis Pantin III	1798..1799 (registered Dec 1798)	Salver, teapot	Registered a similar mark as a goldworker Mar 1788
	Lewis Phillips	1838 (registered Nov 1838)	Watch case	Case maker, Wilson Street, Finsbury, London
(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques)	L P	1961..1964	Coaster, decanter label, dish
	L P	1964..1977	Candlestick, caster, decanter label, dish, goblet, pepperette, salt
	L P A E	1983..1986	Box, dish, taper stick
	L P L	1980	Imported book mark

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