Here is a marketing on what looks to be a silverplated piece not sure though. I am having a hard time translating this language on the bottom. See photo for details and any help would be gladly appreciated! Thanks!!
Thanks for the info again Maurice. I am currently scouting companies in my area that can look it over and maybe provide more info on the added crest. Thanks
Thanks Maurice for all your help! Thank you also Warren. (Admin edit, please read the forum rules) Should I have it appraised, its pretty heavy around 350 grams.
I can pretty much verify that it is a P. If you look at the top and bottom of where a P would arch http://imgur.com/RhbaHxl, the lines curve in the right places..probably too much curving to be an f unless it was distorted during its marking like Maurice was saying. Thanks for the help on this, Do y...
Check out this one, i got closer and if you look closely you can see the bottom of the E, so i think we can verify that the letter on the left is 90% an E..The letter on the right looks like a P still..hmmm http://imgur.com/BsJMkHk
Thanks for the advice Maurice! An unknown makers mark. That is mysterious, i like the thought of it really, makes it more of a challenge to figure out. The substance that can bring marks up looks to only apply to copper/nickel coins :) but it would be an interesting experiement. See the video of som...
Haha thank you Maurice, my photos have gotten better! So what exactly is an unregistered hallmark? What does that entail? Would that throw away the other confirmed details or? Your right about the reference points, I went through multiple websites trying to match the shape and details but nothing li...
Thank you for your swift reply. I have looked over the images and I see what you mean. The makers mark looks a lot like a F or R or E and an obvious looking P on the right. I managed to find one makers mark that would reflect that here http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_R.html (scoll to the bott...
Thank you Maurice for looking the ladle over and welcoming me to this great group. I've been an amateur collector and finally decided to join these forums after browsing them for over a year..I agree with your thoughts regarding the monogram, I have attached some better photos (hopefully) of the mon...
Click http://imgur.com/a/JCCCY to view the images! I found this the other day. Did some research on the silvercollection.it webpage. I could use some help verifying the hallmarks of this looks to be 1775-1781 French Punch Ladle. Any help would be appreciated! The "A" looks like this http:/...