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Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (G)

G& GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GI GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GQ GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY GZ

GE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
George Ellis 1721
(registered Nov 1721) 		Spoon
George Ewings (probably) 1806
(registered Jan 1797 & 1803, 1804) 		Box Registered as a bucklemaker
George Emmerton 1867
(registered Feb 1867) 		Jar top
George Edward & Sons (George Edward & Arthur Edward) 1920..1924 Child's spoon & pusher, covered bowl Buchanan Street, Glasgow
George Elliott Bartlett 1840..1843
(registered Apr 1840) 		Watch case Case maker
G E C 1815 Spoon Mark not shown or listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990
G E G 1948 Cigarette case
George Edward Grant 1960..1977
(registered 1958) 		Goblet, skewer, spoon
Gillian Elizabeth Mallett 1976..2000 Spoon
GEP 1955..1975 Bowl, spoon, tea strainer This mark has been seen attributed to Gillian Elizabeth Packard (born 1938), but it differs from a confirmed mark of hers
Gillian Elizabeth Packard 1965 Brooch, gold ring
1980
George Elisha Sumner 1897..1916
(registered Feb 1895) 		Frame, locket
G E S 1982 Goblet
G E Walton & Co Ltd (George Edwin Walton) (registered Oct 1902) Hylton Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London

Company liquidated 1913


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GF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
G F (monogram) 1567 Apostle spoon Attributed by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 as "George Fabutt?"
G F 1798..1819 Spoon, tongs Possibly the mark of George Ferris of Exeter overstamped on the mark of his London supplier
George Fox 1862..1908
(registered Mar 1861) 		Basket, box, brandy saucepan, caster, coffee pot, cruet, cup & cover, ewer, ink well, jar lid, mustard, pounce pot, salt, spoon, standish, tea kettle, tea service, tray
George Fisher 1868..1878
(registered Jan 1866) 		Goblet, salt, spoon
George Fricker 1902
(registered Mar 1901) 		Napkin ring Stick mounter. Registered a mark without the second stop Nov 1904 and 2 further plain marks G.F with non-serif letters 1908 and 1912
G F 1977 Tumbler cup
G F 1994 Napkin ring
G F B 1945..1946 Cigarette case, napkin ring
George Frederick Hobson 1894..1895 Napkin ring, trinket pot
G F H 1977 Decanter label
G F L 1994 Letter opener
G F Ltd 1978 Goblet
George Frederick Pinnell 1832..1850
(registered Sep 1830) 		Cruet, decanter label, salver, teapot
Gabriel Sleath & Francis Crump (1753)

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GG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
GG (rose above, roundlet below) 1637 Paten
George Garthorne 1682..1693
(free 1680) 		Box, caster Attributed as "probably George Garthorne" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
George Gray 1782..1806
(registered Oct 1782) 		Flatware, jug, mustard Often overstruck on the work of Hester and Peter & Ann Bateman; also seen over Stephen Adams's mark
George Gray 1877, 1891..1894
(registered Aug 1876) 		Spoon, "Teaette" patent tea infuser
Gustave Guilaudet 1880..1882
(registered Mar 1881) 		Imported items: claret jug, travelling set (knife, fork, spoon, beaker, goblet, napkin ring)
George Gillett 1884..1900
(registered Oct 1880) 		Bell, decanter label, dish, salt shaker & pepperette, vase
1884
(registered Sep 1890)
George Gilliam 1889..1906
(registered Jun 1884) 		Brandy saucepan, caster, coffee pot, knife rests, sauce boat, tea pot, toast rack Davies Street, London W
Geoffrey Guy Bellamy 1956..1958 Bowl, chamberstick, dish
De Pury, Gautschi & Co (George Guillaume Gautschi) 1913..1917
(registered Feb 1909) 		Imported watch case Watch importers, Leadenhall Street, London
George Gates Honour 1904
(registered Nov 1905) 		Decanter label
G G over H G 1794 Mustard "Unidentified" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. He notes the mark (without the central pellet) on a 1797 mustard and suggests that it is a c1820 alteration. This 1794 mark is overstamped on a smaller unrecognisable mark.
G G Ltd 1990 Imported box
Grant MacDonald Silversmiths (George Grant MacDonald) 1973..2019 Bowl, dish, frame, letter opener, spoon, tastevin, tumbler Web site
G G M 2000 Box
Sutherland & Roden (George Guirren Rhoden) (registered Sep 1902)
George & Richard Garnett 1817..1819
(registered May 1814) 		Box, hunting horn

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GH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
George Hodges 1733
(registered Sep 1728) 		Spoon

(image courtesy of Luigi Mauri) 		George Hindmarsh 1729, 1734
(registered Jul 1731) 		Coffee pot, salver, spirit burner Mainly known for salvers and waiters
1736..1743
(registered Dec 1735)
1743
(registered Jun 1739)
George Hunter I 1764
(registered Oct 1755) 		Plate Hunter registered a similar mark with letters closer together Jun 1748 and also a mark in an oval Jun 1765 and one in conjoined circles Nov 1767
G H 1797 Vinaigrette This probably corresponds to a sketched GH mark shown by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 in "Unregistered Marks" and listed as "unknown"
George Hunter II 1822..1834
(registered 1817) 		Tea service
George Hammon 1829..1842
(registered Feb 1828) 		Watch case Case maker
George Heath 1884
(registered Aug 1884) 		Box, cigar case, vesta
1885
(registered Nov 1884)
Harrison Brothers & Howson (George Howson) 1897..1913
(registered May 1896) 		Bowl, caster, frame, knife, salver, tea caddy, teapot Norfolk Street, Sheffield; subsequently Carver Street, Sheffield
1907..1910
G H 1921 Imported box
G H 1972 Tray
G H 1983 CAddy spoon
G-H & Co 1985 Coaster
George Henry Cowell 1910..1925
(registered Feb 1908) 		Box, cigarette case, goblet
G H F 1982 Napkin ring
George Hay Gowland 1867
(registered Mar 1867) 		Spoon Jeweller & silversmith, Sunderland
G H G 1975..1977 Imported whistle, medal
George Henry Hornby 1885
(registered Apr 1885) 		Vase Smith Street, Clerkenwell, London
Hicklenton & Sydal 1933
(registered 1931) 		Box, dish George Ernest Hicklenton, Howard George Hicklenton and Stanley A Phillips trading as Hicklenton & Sydal, jewellers, goldsmiths & silversmiths, Queen Street, Cheapside, London EC4
G H James & Co (George Henry James) 1890..1903
(registered Jul 1880) 		Box, card case, cigar case, clock, flask, jar lid, page turner, shoe horn, vesta, wallet mount Manufacturers of fancy leather goods and dressing bags, Newgate Street, London EC
1906
(registered Mar 1891)

(image courtesy of AC Silver) 		1908..1911
(registered Jun 1908)
1913..1937
(registered May 1911)
James Brothers 1872..1879
(registered Dec 1868) 		Creamer mount, wallet mounts George Henry James & Josiah James trading as James Brothers, pocket book makers, Newgate Street, London EC
G H P 1978 Candlestick
G H P Ltd 1945 Compact
George Heming & William Chawner I 1776..1779
(registered Nov 1774) 		Ayr Gold Cup, bowl, dish, plate
1780
(registered Feb 1781)

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GI

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Edward Gibson 1698..1703
(registered Apr 1697) 		Spoon
William Gibson 1701
(registered Apr 1697) 		Mug
John Gibbons 1702..1703
(registered Apr 1700) 		Chafing dish, tankard
George Gillingham 1716
(registered Jun 1703) 		Snuffer tray and snuffer
Edward Gibbon 1721
(registered Aug 1719) 		Spice shaker, tea caddy

(Image is a composite) 		1724..1729
(registered Aug 1723)
James Gould (1728)
George Greenhill Jones (1724..1738)
James Gould (1734..1737)
George Greenhill Jones (1739)
George Ivory 1847..1850
(registered Jan 1844) 		Chamberstick, egg cruet, mug, mustard, paten & chalice, plate, salt, salver, tea service Emigrated in 1860 when the business was taken on by Elizabeth Ivory (noted in records as Mrs Elizabeth Ivory - relationship to George unclear)
1854..1860
(registered Jun 1853)

(image courtesy of Julian Ochyra) 		Gucci Timepieces (UK) Ltd c2010
(no date letter) 		Key ring tag

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GJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
George Greenhill Jones (1739)
George Jamieson 1839..1862
(registered Apr 1848) 		Flatware, tea service Aberdeen

Pieces may also have an Aberdeen mark:

Jamieson's Aberdeen mark (GJ ABDN & GJ ABD) also seen with the marks of Hayne & Cater (1842 & 1844) and Thomas Whitaker (1847-1848)

G J Dennis 1994 Cigar gauge, oil jug Gold & Silversmiths, Maddox Street, London W1
1996
Josiah Williams & Co (George Maudsley Jackson & David Landsborough Fullerton) 1897..1914
(registered Mar 1897) 		Chamberstick, creamer, cruet, dish, flatware, grape shears, jug, knife rest, mug, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, sugar bowl, tea caddy, tray, vase Three Queens Lane, Bristol & Thavies Inn, London EC
George John Hammon 1856..1859
(registered Apr 1856) 		Watch case Case maker, Ashby Street, Clerkenwell, London

This mark also seen with square rather than cut corners 		Georg Jensen Ltd 1931..1967 Imported items: bangle, bookmark, bowl, box, brooch, condiments set, egg cup, flatware, medallion, money clip, necklace, spoon Danish manufacturer & importer, New Bond Street, London
1959..1979

(image courtesy of Dart Silver) 		1965..1982

(image courtesy of Yellowhill Silver) 		1975
George John Oliphant 1857..1860
(registered Dec 1856) 		Watch case Case maker

A similar mark registered Mar 1865 by George John Oram, case maker, with smaller cut corners and no stops:
G J O

1869..1881
(registered Jul 1868)
George James Thickbroom 1876..1880
(registered Dec 1874) 		Watch case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
1883..1887
(registered Dec 1875)

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