| Mark
| Maker
| Dates seen
| Seen on
| Comments
| 
| William Friend
| 1620
(free 1613, died 1625)
| Spoon
| Attributed as "probably William Friend" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks, Boydell Press, 2017
|
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
| William Fawdery
| c1696
| Box, caster, cruet, mug, saucepan
| This may be the same mark as William Fawdery's 1720 mark, but not enough can be seen to be sure and there was no obvious guild mark or date letter associated with the mark. Dating evidence is an inscription reading 1699.
|
| 1720
| Noted under "Unregistered Marks" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990
|
| 1722..1723
(registered Jul 1720)
| This mark on both pre-1697 and post-1720 sterling
|
| 1723
(registered Jul 1720
|
|
| William Fordham or William Fleming
| 1725..1730
| Bowl & cover, brandy pan, creamer, mug, ladle
| Noted under "Unregistered Marks" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 who attributes the mark as "?William Fordham or possibly William Fleming"
|
| W F
| 1765..1767
| Coffee pot, cup, mug, salt, sauce boat, teapot
| Listed as "unidentified" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 as both WF and FM. It may have been recorded in the missing 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
|
| William Fearn
| 1772..1774
(registered May 1774)
| Spoon
|
|
(image courtesy of Keith Saville)
| 1773
(registered Apr 1769)
|
| William Frisbee
| 1791
(registered Jan 1792)
| Basket, chamberstick, dish, plate, sucrier, teapot stand, wine cooler
| In partnership with Paul Storr (1792 - 1793)
Also registered a mark in conjoined circles Jun 1798, but note William Fountain's 1794 mark of the same design
|
| 1802..1809
(registered Jun 1801)
|
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
| William Fountain
| 1794..1796
(registered Sep 1794)
| Chamberstick & snuffer, decanter label, kettle & burner, mug, plate, salt, salver, sauce boat, tea service, tray, wine funnel
|
|
| 1798..1825
(registered Jun 1798)
|
| 1823..1825
(registered Feb 1821)
|
| William Fielder
| 1813..1825
(registered Apr 1813 & 1825)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
|
| 1823
(registered Feb 1823)
|
| 1845..1847
(registered Jun 1841)
|
| William Francis
| 1834
(registered Aug 1833)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
|
| William Forrester
| 1837
(registered Jul 1828)
| Bread fork
|
|
| W F
| 1890..1894
| Watch case
| A similar mark registered at Chester Assay Office, Nov 1883, by William Flower, case maker, Weston Street, Coventry
|
| Fordham & Faulkner (William Charles Fordham & Albert Buckley Faulkner)
| 1896..1897
(registered Jun 1896)
| Bowl, napkin ring, tea & coffee service
| Orchard Works, Sheffield
|
| William Foster Bateman
| 1898
(registered Dec 1898)
| Imported spoon
| Manufacturer's agent, Basinghall Street, London EC
|
| William Fountain & Daniel Pontifex
| 1792..1793
(registered Jul 1791)
| Candlestick, plate, salver
|
|
| William Francis Garrud
| 1888..1892
(registered Dec 1887)
| Buckle, card case, chatelaine clip, vesta
| Holborn Circus, London
|
| William & John Fisher
| 1794..1795
(registered Aug 1793 & Aug 1797)
| Flatware
|
|
| W F & I K
| 1767
| Candlestick, cup, mug, salt, tankard
| Mark "Unidentified" by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland, Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 and "not traced" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the lost 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
|
| William & John Frisbee
| 1811..1814
(registered Sep 1811)
| Jug, plate, teapot
| A similar mark (WF over IF) registered May 1814
|
| W F Knight Ltd
| 1977..1981
| Bell, caddy spoon, letter opener
| Ecclesiastical metalworkers, Stanley Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
|
| William Frisbee & Paul Storr
| 1792
(registered May 1792)
| Basket
| First work of Paul Storr (1792-1793 only)
|
| William Frederick Williams
| 1872..1874
(registered Nov 1872)
| Buckle, matchstriker, purse
|
|
| 1877..1880
(registered Nov 1875)
|
| Wright & Davies (1895..1918)
|
| Wright & Davies (1918..1919)
|
| W Folgate & William Osborne
| 1825
(registered Nov 1825)
| Spoon
| Norwich, Norfolk
|
| Mark
| Maker
| Dates seen
| Seen on
| Comments
| 
| William Gamble
| 1693..1695 (free 1688)
| Bowl, brandy saucepan, coffee pot, cup, mug, porringer, tankard, tazza
| Attributed as "probably William Gamble" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks, Boydell Press, 2017
|
| 1699..1720
(registered Apr 1697)
|
|
(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
| William Gould
| 1734
(registered Oct 1732)
| Candlestick, chamberstick, dish, snuffer tray
| This mark has a mullet (star) below; the image shown by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 does not have a pellet between the letters
|
| 1742..1746
(registered Jun 1739)
|
|
| 1748..1750
(registered Jun 1748)
|
| William Gwillim
| 1741..1749
(registered May 1740)
| Pounce pot, toddy ladle
|
|
| William Grundy
| 1744
(registered Dec 1743)
| Butter shell, candlestick, coffee pot, cup, ink stand, kettle, mug, plate, tankard, tea caddy, teapot
| Holloware maker
|
| 1755..1776
(registered Jun 1748)
|
| 1756..1761
(registered May 1754)
|
| William Godfrey
| 1783
(registered Jan 1772)
| Dish warmer
|
|
| William Galloway
| 1824
(registered Jul 1823)
| Salver
|
|
| Gough & Silvester (William Gough)
| (registered Aug 1864)
| Chamber stick, ink stand, salt spoon
| Parade, Birmingham
|
| William Graeme
| 1882
(registered Oct 1881)
| Cruet stand
|
|
| William Gibson& Co (probably)
| 1896..1908
| Salver, sucrier, tray
| Manufacturing jewellers, silversmiths, watchmakers & opticians, Donegall Place, Belfast; Castle Place, Belfast; Regent Street, London This mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987, but salver & tray stamped "Gibson, Belfast". For Gibsons' registered marks see G&Co and G&CoLtd.
|
| William Geiger
| 1902..1907
(registered Dec 1899)
| Imported items: bottle stopper, cigar cutter, cigarette case, pepperette, spoon, tea caddy
|
|
| Walter Gardener Groves
| 1922..1933
(registered May 1909)
| Bowl rim, jar lid, magnifying glass, perfume bottle
|
|
| William George Batt
| 1895..1897
(registered Mar 1896)
| Napkin holder, spoon
|
|
| W G B
| 1982
| Imported gold brooch
|
|
| W G Connell
| 1893..1901
(registered Apr 1893)
| Buckle, dish, tray
| Cheapside, London EC
|
| William George Harris
| (registered Jan 1909)
|
| Ring manufacturer, President Street, London EC
|
| W G H
| 1965..1977
| Beaker, box
|
|
| George Heming & William Chawner I (1776..1779)
|
| William George Jamieson
| 1875..1885
| Spoon, tongs
| Mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
Aberdeen, Scotland
|
| W G Jewellery
| 1974..1975
| Bangle
|
|
| Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
(William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman)
| 1882..1894
(registered Jun 1882)
| Bowl, candle snuffer, chalice, condiments, cup, flask, flatware, goblet, inkstand, mirror, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, spectacles case, tea service, vase
| Regent Street, London
|
| 1887..1893
(registered Apr 1883)
|
| 1890..1899
(registered Sep 1890)
|
| Mappin Brothers (William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman)
| 1890
| Coffee pot, dish, goblet, jar lid, salver, sauce boat
| Baker's Hill, Sheffield
Not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987
|
| 1890..1891
|
| 1892
|
| William Gwillim & Peter Castle (1744)
|
| Walwyn Godfrey Visick
| 1956..1971
| Bowl, box, spoon
| Lostwithiel, Cornwall b1905, d1978
|
| William Goodwill Wisdom
| 1900
(registered Aug 1898)
| Claret jug
| Rosoman Street, Clerkenwell, London EC
|
| Mark
| Maker
| Dates seen
| Seen on
| Comments
| 
| William Harrison
| 1658
(free 1646, died 1701)
| Porringer
| This mark noted by JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland, Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 as "WH, star above, pellet in annulet below" attributed to William Harrison by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks, Boydell Press, 2017
|
| W H
| 1743
| Salt
| Possibly William Hunter I but described as "of doubtful ascription" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990
|
| W H
| 1747..1750
| Salver
| This mark very similar to one registered by William Hunter I Jul 1755
|
| William Homer
| 1750
| Coffee pot
|
|
| William Kersill (1758..1761)
|
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(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
| William Harrison I
| c1770
(registered Jul 1758 & 1781)
| Tongs
|
|
| William Holmes
| 1775..1779
(registered Jan 1776)
| Ewer, tankard, tureen
|
|
| William Hall
| 1795..1798
(registered Jan 1795)
| Spoon
| Plate worker
|
| William Hodsall
| 1799
(registered Dec 1799)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Bishopsgate, London A similar mark registered Mar 1791 by William Howard II, case maker
|
| William Hunter II
| 1801..1811
(registered Mar 1798)
| Tea service
|
|
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
| 1825
(registered Sep 1824)
|
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| William Hammon (I)
| 1807
(registered Sep 1800)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
|
| William Hewitt
| 1828..1835
(registered Feb 1829)
| Caddy spoon, tea & coffee service
|
|
| 1835
(registered Jan 1834)
|
| William Harris
| 1833..1835
(registered Jan 1828)
| Watch case
| Case maker, St James Street, Clerkenwell, London
|
| William Hunter William Hunter & Son
(from c1861)
| 1840..1887
(registered Oct 1841)
| Dish, mug, mustard, spoon, tea & coffee service, wine funnel
| A continuation of the business of William Hunter II by his son, also William Hunter, and later, William Thomas Hunter, his grandson
|
| William Hubbard
| 1863..1873
(registered Sep 1855)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Allen Street, Clerkenwell, London
|
| William Hutton & Son
| (registered Oct 1863)
|
| High Street, Sheffield
|
| William Hammon
| 1869
(registered Jan 1869)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Coventry
|
| 1875..1876
(registered Apr 1875)
|
| 1876..1885
(registered Feb 1876)
|
| William Hickman
| 1880..1886
(registered Mar 1881)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Mount Street, Coventry
|
| William Hornby
| 1898..1913
(registered Aug 1898)
| Bookmark, box, decanter, menu holder, vesta, wax holder
|
|
| William Edward Hurcomb
| 1906
(registered Jul 1900)
| Novelty pepperette
|
|
| William M Hayes
| (registered Nov 1905)
|
| Spencer Street, Birmingham
|
| W H
| 1962..1972
| Bracelet
|
|
| W H
| 1973..1974
| Bracelet
|
|
(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)
| William Hutt
| 1984
| Pomander
|
|
| W H
| 2007
| Caddy spoon
|
|
| W H & S
| 1930
| Goblet
|
|
| William Hawkes & Son
| 2002
| Cup
| Jewellers & silversmiths, Walton Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 Web site
| Brewis & Co (William Henry Brewis)
| 1890
(registered Feb 1890)
| Chafing dish, grape scissors, spoon
| Mark erased from register Feb 1891. For succeeding Brewis & Co mark see TKB.
| 
| William Henry Christie
| 1882
(registered Sep 1881)
| Watch case
| Case maker, Bull Ring, Coventry
| 
| W over H C over B (1977)
| 
| William Hair Haseler; W H Haseler Ltd (after c1910)
| (registered Nov 1876)
|
| Manufacturing jewellers, Richmond Street, Birmingham; subsequently Vyse Street & Hylton Street, Birmingham
| 
| W H Manton Ltd
| 1936
| Box
| Manufacturing silversmiths, Pittsford Street, Birmingham
| 
| William Holmes & Nicholas Dumee
| 1774..1775
(registered Sep 1773)
| Bowl, mug, tankard, teapot
| This partnership ended when William Holmes registered a mark alone in Jan 1776 (see WH)
| 
| The Sussex Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co
| 1907..1912
(registered Dec 1904)
| Spoon
| William Hulbert Popley trading as the Sussex Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co, Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, Sussex
| 
| Searle & Co (Walter Henry Searle)
| 1898..1905
(registered Mar 1899)
| Berry spoon, box, coffee pot, lidded bowl, quaich, salver, sauce boat, tea caddy, teapot, vanity jar top
| Note: versions with & without stops
Lombard Street, London
| 
| William Henry Sparrow
| 1909..1923
(registered Jun 1907)
| Compact, frame, imported watch case, perfume bottle mount, vase rim
| Spencer Street, Birmingham
| 
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
| William Hutton & Sons Ltd
| 1893..1907
(registered Apr 1894)
| Basket, bowl, buckle, candlestick, caster, decanter, decanter label, flask, flatware, frame, knife rest, menu holder, pepperette, salver, tazza, tea caddy, tea kettle, teapot, toast rack, tray, trophy cup
| West Street, Sheffield, Hanley Street, Birmingham & Farringdon Road, London
| 
| 1906..1909
| 
| 1915..1922
(registered Aug 1913)
| 
| 1925
| 
| William Henry Toyé
| 1906..1920
(registered Jul 1892)
| Fob medal, masonic medal, pendant
|
| 
| Walter Horace Thompson
| 1908..1913
(registered Jun 1907)
| Imported watch case
| Gold & silver watch importer
| 
| Halstaff & Hannaford (William Halstaff & Thomas Charles Hannaford)
| 1842..1850
(registered Nov 1842)
| Box, inkwell, jar lid
|
| 
| William Henry Williams
| 1842
(registered Apr 1842)
| Mug
|
| 
| William Harrison Walter
| 1894..1898
(registered Jan 1888)
| Jar top, vesta
| Newgate Street, London
| 
(image courtesy of David Mercer)
| W H Webber & Co (Walter Henry Webber)
| 1901
(registered Jun 1894)
| Vesta
| Silversmiths, Paper Street, London EC
| 
| William Henry Wigens
| 1902
(registered Sep 1895)
| Match holder
|
| 
| Walter H Willson Ltd (1957..1981)
| 
| William Henry Warmington
| 1949..1964
| Creamer, knife, sauce boat, spoon, tea strainer, tongs
| Known as Harry Warmington. Revived Campden School of Arts & Crafts in 1946 with George Hart
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