Maker's mark comparison reference

John & William Deakin maker's marks

Compare 1 source-linked mark variant recorded under John & William Deakin. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source date statements
Sheffield & London - maker's mark reg.1888

Mark variant 1

John & William Deakin: Uppercase J and D on the upper tier and uppercase W and D on the lower tier, arranged JD / WD inside one compact four-lobed shield-like c…; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
John & William Deakin: Uppercase J and D on the upper tier and uppercase W and D on the lower tier, arranged JD / WD inside one compact four-lobed shield-like c…; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Uppercase J and D on the upper tier and uppercase W and D on the lower tier, arranged JD / WD inside one compact four-lobed shield-like cartouche with a small central point at top and bottom.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Market evidence for John & William Deakin

0.74–1.64× melt — the middle half of observed sold-price-to-silver-value ratios, from 11 weighable lots across 11 auction houses. Each lot uses the silver reference at its sale date.

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