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You’re welcome Theoderich. Now you have a number of leads to follow on the maker of the decanter.
Best regards,
JayT

Hello Theoderich. Here is my feedback on this mark: -You don’t say what the object is, nor do you show a picture of it, making it more difficult to determine if style and type correspond to the mark. -The Minerva head is so blurry on my monitor that it is impossible for me to see if this is a Paris ...

You’re welcome! Thank you for showing us these rare marks. You made a nice find.
Best regards,
JayT

Hello Silverfan The guarantee mark for medium-sized objects is the rare mirror-image mark. If you hold the mark up to a mirror, you’ll see that the number 85 - indicating Paris - is mirrored. This mirrored mark is thought to be the work of one or more inexpert engravers at the mint in the immediate ...

Hello Kevin
Wow! It is unrealistic to expect instant results. If you present clean and in-focus pictures of the marks, you’ll have better luck getting a response.
Best regards,
JayT

Hello Kevin and welcome to the forum! I’m not sure what information you are seeking, so here is my feedback on your items: - This is an egg cup and egg spoon presented in a faux alligator impressed box with ruched fabric lining - This type of set was often given by godparents as a baptismal gift to ...

Porter Blanchard made no flatware after 1955; it was made by his son-in-law Lewis Wise. Blanchard’s grandson, Troy Wise worked for the firm, is still alive and could answer your question if you can find him. He lives in Alaska. See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Porter_Blanchard Good luck in ...

Hello
For the maker, please see:

http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_S3.html

The pattern is the standard French Thread (Filet), modernized with a squared off end in the art deco style.

Hope this helps a bit.

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Hi Trev Best guess is Jean-Nicolas Hollegraff, working in Paris, first at 6 rue Montorgueil from 11 december 1850 to 6 January 1860. His mark at that address was JH with two olives attached at their stems ( deux olives attachées à la tige) At his first address he is listed as a jeweller. Hollegraff’...

Maître abonné marks are those of a maker stamped 2 or 3 times: initials with a symbol. The marks on your object do not resemble maker's marks. Tastevins are picturesque objects, often made to satisfy the tourist trade and as promotional items for commercial wine producers. I don't believe that yours...

Thanks for the additional pictures.
Neither the placement or the form of these marks indicate silver. Have you considered pewter?

The marks aren't speaking to me. Where are they placed? By regulation, wine tasters should be marked on the rim near the handle, the handle, and the thumb piece, if there is one. The inscription of Chassagne is that of one of the great regions in Burgundy. My best guess is that your wine taster is a...

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Hello Thank you for the additional photos. I stand by my opinion that these are fantasy marks, and that the cup dates to the nineteenth century. Here is my logic: -Maker's marks are read left to right, then top to bottom. On your cup, I read IBL, with the L being slightly larger and lower, therefore...

Hello Not really sure what info you're seeking, so here is my feedback: -This appears to be a vesta case, although to be certain we'd have to see if there is a strike plate on the bottom. -The hand engraving on the front depicts hunting attributes; the engraving on the back shows an empty cartouche ...

Then everything is as it should be. The steer head is a discharge mark for heavier objects, and the monkey head for lighter objects. In your case, the base is heavier, and the cruet holders are lighter.
Enjoy your item!

You made a nice find in Lille! Just to clarify, Fouache was not an assayer, but a tax collector ( fermier général ). His mark is the crowned A, and his office also stamped the discharge marks of the steer head and the monkey head, showing tax had been paid. I assume each discharge mark is on a diffe...

Several confusing remarks have crept into this post. France had 2 silver standards through the nineteenth century, and the twentieth century until 1972: 800 standard and 950 standard. Neither of those are sterling standard, which is 925. The sterling 925 standard was not adopted in France until 1972...

At this point all I can say is this is not a Paris maker. If you could sharpen up the image of the Minerva head in the barrel-shaped reserve (800 standard silver), we might be able to identify the region of manufacture by the mark next to Minerva's forehead, and then look for the maker in that regio...