Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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Year 1815, Leopard Head, Reign of George III, Sterling, Maker - Barber & Whitwell |
 York Date Letter Chart |
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by Trevor Downes The first town mark for York was a circular device, the left side a halved Fleur-de-Lys and the right side a halved Leopard's Head. In 1701, the town mark was changed to a cross device containing five lions passant. York hallmarks contain a few anomalies; the Town mark is seldom seen on smaller items and, in the early years of the nineteenth century, the Lion Passant is sometimes to be found facing to the right, the reverse of its usual position. Like Exeter, Chester and Newcastle, York also opted to use the Crowned Leopard's Head mark. This, in conjunction with the frequent non-use of the town mark, has York sterling often mistaken for London made. There were only a small number silversmiths that worked in York and those are found in varying combinations of partnerships. Silversmiths not illustrated below include: Ambrose Beckwith, Richard Clark, William Astley, John Bell, & Charles Union. |
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