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by cgonzalez100
Wed Aug 06, 2025 12:59 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Help with Christofle cruet stand
Replies: 0
Views: 117

Help with Christofle cruet stand

I would greatly appreciate help with this Christofle silver condiment stand. It bears hallmarks of the mercury head which I believe was meant for export and Christofle marks. But I have not been able to find the pattern or an example of the crystal that it would have held. I do not know what the ...
by cgonzalez100
Thu Jan 09, 2025 2:39 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify silversmith on French silver case
Replies: 1
Views: 7703

Please help identify silversmith on French silver case

Greetings to all and best wishes for a happy new year.
I have a French silver case with gold front clasp. I've identified the finesse mark as the conjoined boar and eagle for elements of .800/1000 silver and 18K gold. However, I cannot decipher the silversmith mark. It appears to be stylized ...
by cgonzalez100
Fri May 26, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French 1838 maker
Replies: 3
Views: 5582

Re: French 1838 maker

Hi, I had this same mark on a miniature chocolate pot. I also posted here back in 2017 (https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=150839&hilit=drafting#p150839).
I discovered that the mark is that of the family of silversmiths MORAND (Orfèvre de Morand, initials "DM" et un sapin ).

In my case ...
by cgonzalez100
Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:04 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Resource for French Hallmarks
Replies: 1
Views: 6943

Resource for French Hallmarks

Hello,
I was just trying to access the site for the researching of French hallmarks this morning and came upon a new page. Looks as though there is some sort of dispute over the site within the National Library of France. Sadly, I assume the reference for silversmiths at the culture.gouv.fr site ...
by cgonzalez100
Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help with silversmith mark
Replies: 0
Views: 1249

Please help with silversmith mark

Hello, I have a French silver wine taster. It bears the Minerve 1st mark. I would greatly appreciate your help in finding the silversmith? The mark appears to have initials OC or perhaps CC? And the symbol in the center appears to be eyeglasses or spectacles. Thank you so much
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by cgonzalez100
Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:23 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help ID silversmith on this French wine taster
Replies: 0
Views: 1191

Please help ID silversmith on this French wine taster

Hello all, I have a pretty wine taster with a silversmith's mark I cannot identify. It bears the Minerve 1 mark. The silversmith mark eludes me. I believe it is initials SS, however the last initial is rubbed. Perhaps SE? I cannot decipher what the symbol in the center is. I thought perhaps it was a ...
by cgonzalez100
Thu May 12, 2022 11:09 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help ID French silversmith marks, initials MV
Replies: 0
Views: 1444

Please help ID French silversmith marks, initials MV

Hello everyone,
I recently acquired this lovely perfume bottle with cameo glass and French silver mounts. It bears the Minerve mark for 950 silver. The mark is located on the collar and on the base. I've looked over the mark with a loop, I do not see any other symbols other than the number 1 so I ...
by cgonzalez100
Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Please help with Russian 56 Mark on French Gold Pin
Replies: 5
Views: 8842

Please help with Russian 56 Mark on French Gold Pin

Greetings,
I would greatly appreciate your help please with this series of hallmarks on a gold pin. The pin has a French eagle mark for 750 / 18K. And a maker's mark, which I believe I have identified as Amédée Datigny, 1892, workshop located at 44 rue Saint-Augustin, Paris.
However, the final ...
by cgonzalez100
Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:27 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help ID French maker's mark on knives
Replies: 3
Views: 3514

Please help ID French maker's mark on knives

Greetings, I would greatly appreciate help in identifying the silversmith mark on these knives. They are marked on the blades with the Minerve 1st titre for .950, but I am struggling to find the silversmith. Appears to be initials AC. I cannot decipher the symbols above and below the initials. Thank ...
by cgonzalez100
Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:40 pm
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: Please help ID French maker's mark on brooch
Replies: 5
Views: 5247

Re: Please help ID French maker's mark on brooch

Thank you so much Blakstone. I greatly appreciate this information. What a lovely history on the maker. It's very lovely, the carving is just so fine but the gold mount is especially wonderful.
Have a great weekend. Thank you again!
by cgonzalez100
Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:55 am
Forum: European Jewelry
Topic: Please help ID French maker's mark on brooch
Replies: 5
Views: 5247

Please help ID French maker's mark on brooch

I have a beautiful French cameo brooch with eagle head hallmark for 18K gold. I cannot identify the maker's mark on the clasp. I know this part of the forum is for French silversmiths, but I was wondering if anyone might know the mark on the brooch as sometimes makers would work in silver and gold ...
by cgonzalez100
Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Unknown MV Maker's Mark on Bottle
Replies: 3
Views: 4676

Unknown MV Maker's Mark on Bottle

I would greatly appreciate your help in identifying the silversmith of this lovely glass bottle. The silversmith mark is stamped twice on the object. The mark is initials MV with a symbol that looks like coffee pot, perhaps it is a pot a lait or mustard pot? I cannot tell which, but it certainly ...
by cgonzalez100
Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify silversmith on this French tastevin
Replies: 2
Views: 5558

Please help identify silversmith on this French tastevin

I would greatly appreciate help in identifying the silversmith who made this French silver tastevin. It is hallmarked with the Minerve 1st title mark, but I am really struggling with the silversmith's punch. It includes the initials ML and Cie with a leaf in the center. It looks like a grape leaf ...
by cgonzalez100
Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:52 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify maker of this French spoon
Replies: 3
Views: 4648

Re: Please help identify maker of this French spoon

Zilver2 and blakstone
Thank you so much for helping me with this mark, I truly appreciate it
by cgonzalez100
Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:05 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify maker of this French spoon
Replies: 3
Views: 4648

Please help identify maker of this French spoon

I would greatly appreciate your help in identifying the silversmith of this lovely little French spoon. The symbols are two crescents with a crown. I am struggling to see clearly the maker's initials, it could be GE, GB, or perhaps CB, or maybe CE? I have searched for either combination, but have ...
by cgonzalez100
Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:52 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify silversmith on French silver
Replies: 3
Views: 4343

Re: Please help identify silversmith on French silver

Zilver2 and Traintime, thank you so much for taking the time to help me with these hallmarks. I am glad to know the time frame this object was made and to know more about this silversmith. It is a pretty little piece.
by cgonzalez100
Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:57 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please help identify silversmith on French silver
Replies: 3
Views: 4343

Please help identify silversmith on French silver

I would really appreciate help in gathering more information about the approximate age and the silversmith of this tea strainer. I do have a bit of a lead, I am told the silversmith mark is for Henri Jacob in Lyon, France. Initials HJ with a ladder. However, I am not 100% certain on that information ...
by cgonzalez100
Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:45 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Unknown French Maker, Please help
Replies: 1
Views: 2871

Unknown French Maker, Please help

Greetings. I have a glass dish with silver rim marked with French hallmarks. The first is the Minerve 1st title mark. There are two areas where it is stamped with the maker's mark. However, I cannot find this maker. I struggle to identify the first initial, as the mark is partially worn. But the ...
by cgonzalez100
Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:36 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please Help Identify French Maker's Mark
Replies: 6
Views: 5148

Re: Please Help Identify French Maker's Mark

I found a mark that looks very similar for the maker MORAND (Orfèvre de Morand, initiales "DM" et un sapin ). I could not find it however on this site or on the culture.gouv.fr site :-(
by cgonzalez100
Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:16 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please Help Identify French Maker's Mark
Replies: 6
Views: 5148

Re: Please Help Identify French Maker's Mark

JayT & Silverfan,
Thank you so much for helping me! With your guidance, I think I found the silversmith. I searched for small tea and coffee pots online, adding a date of 2000 or so, to see if I could find something brand new in a boutique. I did find the boutique of Andre Morand, which has a long ...

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