www.925-1000.com

Sorry. I have not posted much and did not realize this was a copyright issue since I identified the source. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction for the French hallmarks.

I did write to the Christofle company and was surprised by their prompt reply. Here is the information they sent:

"You ...

I first posted this inquiry in the silver forum and it was removed, probably because most Christofle is silverplate. After posting here, I have not received any further information. I now see a pattern called Vendome shown here: (admin edit - You can not hotlink to images on another site - copyright ...

I have been told that this spoon is a Christofle spoon. It is about 7 1/2" long. I am unable to find the pattern on their site or anywhere. Can anyone tell me the name of the pattern and when it was made? Also, the name and mark appears on the front of the spoon as shown in the circles. I don't know ...

Thanks for your prompt reply. I would assume that the initials on the handle of the spoon are the owner's monogram, but have never seen a date used with the initials. However, I don't know much about silverware. Is there any significance to the use of a date or is it just to mark an occasion.

The ...

I am sorting out a family home and found a spoon. I searched the marks here and as far as I can see it is a British maker. The images I took of the marks are through a magnifying glass so I pieced them together for ID purposes and they may not be exactly the right proportions as seen on the spoon ...