Hey, thanks for your reply! Now that you say it it seems plausible that it is a lamp. Haven't thought of that due to the appearance of a drinking vessel. I am still a bit puzzled by the rotary function of the little plate...
Hi, I recently bought a miniature silver mug (diameter ~3.5 cm) with a lid. The lid has a hole and a strange rotatable dish (also with hole) attached to it. Hallmarks: "H" and " 12L. Silber" It should be "12 Lot" silver = 750/1000 silver, probably pre crescent + crown e...
Many thanks, this is really great, I'm very grateful! So cool they have that official database. I think I'll send them the photo of the mark, so maybe they'll add it to the database.
Thanks for your input, lemecdutex. I wonder where the cited website obtained the information regarding the maker or the look of their marks, respectively...
Forgot to mention, there's another mark on the ring, but I can't recognize anything in it... I think the maker's mark shows an "S", some kind of bird and maybe a "C". On http://www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsS.html I found "S.et.Cie. un canard debout 1898 Souchet ...
I would really appreciate if someone could give me some information on a hallmark on a small silver chain fob (silver skull). I'm not even sure it's french but it's very similar to french maker marks that I found on this site.