Undated
E. G. Webster & Son
This composite pictorial device has a crown and lion rather than the five separate EGW&S letter punches.
stamped · silverplate
Symbol guide
Star silver hallmark
A star silver hallmark in the Italian system can sit beside oval fineness wording; the starred punch contains a registry number and province letters.
Recognising this device
On Italian silver, look separately for an oval 800 or 925 fineness. Copy the number and both province letters inside the starred registration punch. A standalone star in a different group needs the surrounding national and maker marks.
What to check next
Copy the sponsor initials and fineness beside the device. If a date letter is present, match its case, lettering and surround to the identified office or national system. Keep each separate punch visible in the comparison photograph.
Related marks
39 marks
1878–1976
Licensed Wm. Rogers eagle-and-star line; Simpson, Hall, Miller and later International Silver
Eagle precedes the plain WM ROGERS name and a five-pointed star follows it; no SON or MFG CO.
Undated
William Rogers / licensed successor brands
Eagle on left and five-pointed star on right, with no middle initial A.
Joseph Rodgers & Sons (subsequently J Rodgers & Sons Ltd)Maker name
Undated
Joseph Rodgers & Sons (subsequently J Rodgers & Sons Ltd)
Seen on objects dated 1895 (registered Oct 1858).
silver
Norfolk Street, Sheffield Sponsor's mark often accompanied by the company's & cross trade mark in various punch shapes such as
William GouldMaker name
Undated
William Gould
Seen on objects dated 1734 (registered Oct 1732).
silver
This mark has a mullet ( ) below; the image shown by Grimwade Grimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 does not have a pellet between the letters
WHMark wording
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William Harrison
Seen on objects dated 1656–1658 (free 1646, died 1701).
gold · silver
This mark noted by Jackson Pickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland, Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 as " , star above, pellet in annulet below" attributed to William Harrison by Mitchell Mitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks, Boydell Press, 2017
Joseph SewillMaker name
Undated
Joseph Sewill
Seen on objects dated 1890–1900.
silver
Watch manufacturer, South Castle Street, Liverpool A similar mark but with 6-pointed seen with an 1884 hallmark
Undated
London 1910 hallmark
Captioned hallmark examples: London 1910; Birmingham 1898; Chester 1900. Registration: 1893.
IWMark wording
Undated
John Wilme I OR John Wilme II James Whithorne
Seen on objects dated 1750.
silver
Bennett Bennett, Douglas - Collecting Irish , Souvenir Press, 1984 shows James Whithorne (working dates 1725-1779) John Wilme I (working dates 1718-1754) and John Wilme II (working dates 1753-1774) for this mark - 5-pointed over, but illustrated by Bennett without pellet.
Undated
Unattributed marks
Captioned hallmark: Edinburgh 1705.
Edinburgh
Attributed to Robert Inglis -possibly.
Compare the maker’s other marks
E. G. WebsterWm RogersRogers silverWilliam ThorneyworkJoseph Rodgers & Sons (subsequently J Rodgers & Sons Ltd)White & CoWilliam GouldWilliam HarrisonSheffield 1901 hallmarkArnold E WilliamsBirmingham 1930 hallmarkJoseph SewillLondon 1910 hallmarkP G Dodd & SonJames Smith IJames WilliamsJohn Spackman IIJohn Wilme I OR John Wilme II James WhithorneJoseph & John AngellRichard SyngThomas MannWilliam Bagnall