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Hello Not really sure what info you’re seeking. As James Dixon & Sons is still in business (under different ownership), you might contact them to see if their archives could shed light on productions such as this teapot. Was it totally made to order, or was it a stock model personalized for a sp...

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P.S. There is an engraved personalization of a coat-of-arms on the lid which is difficult to see. This drageoir could have been a wedding gift as things related to sweets were symbolic gifts for the new couple: sugar bowls, candy dishes, sugar spoons, etc.

Hello Yes, as @oel states, this item would be called a drageoir, used for sugar-coated almonds (dragées). In France, all parts of an object should be marked. It is possible for a lid, handle and body of an object to have different marks, especially if some parts are replacements/repairs as @oel sugg...

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Sounds like a fun project whatever you choose.
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Hello Amena Personally I prefer your model with the cognac coloured glass eye with black pupil as being more naturalistic. The muzzle of the animal is done in a very realistic style, so I think the ivory eye is too prominent and clashes with the colour of the coconut shell. But this is a question of...

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Acorns are a favourite food of black bears. They eat up to 5kg of the nuts/day in the autumn as they put on weight in preparation for hibernation.
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Hello Marks were found on the back of handle stems of forks and spoons until 1838. With the introduction of the Minerva head mark, the marks moved to the bowls of spoons and heels of forks (“scoops” as you call them) with the maker on the left and the Minerva head on the right. This was a legislated...

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These marks are not French. They could be 19th C Hanau pseudo marks. See :

https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

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@GiulyF With practice and experience (in my personal case 30+ years) you’ll realize that a helmet head Paris discharge mark occurs several times in the 18th C. It is the association of the date letter, charge, and discharge marks together that help to date the object. Good luck in your continuing re...

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Hello There seems to be some confusion about the dating of the marks on this box, and misreading of the date letter and discharge marks. Specifically: -The poinçon de jurande or date letter mark for Paris occurs in cycles. In the 18th C, the crowned G occurred three times: 1723-24, 1747-48, and 1770...

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The mark on your teapot spout strainer appears to be one of the marks of Debain. The symbol is a woodcock (bécasse). Please use the search function for more info about this maker.
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Yes, alpacca.

Agree with Blakstone that is is a wise investment to build a library of reference texts in the fields that interest you. This will help you identify items in your collection, and avoid purchases of dubious objects. I bought Arminjon at a reasonable price when first published. On the second-hand mark...

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The mark didn’t change in appearance, but makers have to re-register when they change address, as Picard did. I don’t know why he re-registered for the third time. In any case, Picard’s working dates were 1849-1864, a fairly narrow window for dating a French 19th C object.
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Hello A please is always appreciated when asking others to do research. Gabriel-Jacques-André Bompart is the maker of your salt cellars, initials J.G.A.B., symbol a helmet between flags (un casque au milieu de drapeaux). Bompart was a hollowware maker working in Paris at 20 place Thionville. He regi...

Picard’s second mark was registered on 16 May 1856, not 1846. Sorry for the typo.