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The eagle's head facing left was used in 1809 in the French departments as a census mark on medium-sized gold and silver objects.
When the new hallmarks were introduced in 1809, a census was decreed to be held from 1 September to 1 November 1809. The census marks were affixed: firstly on works ...

I've been dealing in jewellery and silverware for 45 years, I'm good with 19th century hallmarks but poor with 18th century, I would have to agree that the marks are fake. The style of the plate is completely anachronistic - nothing in that style was ever made in 18th century France.

For what it's worth, a drop of acid on the maker's mark will in some cases make it more visible. The police use the same technique to reveal serial numbers filed off guns, and US coin dealers use it on buffalo nickels to reveal the dates which have worn away. When metal is struck, the lower parts ...

I've had a through all the marks starting with an S and with an E or an F, no luck. I also searched for marks with the symbol of a lucarne (beetle) or tenaille (pincers), still nothing.

Yes, I totally agree, it looks like an egg spoon.
Untreated silver goes black and can give an unpleasant taste when used to consume eggs.

New hallmarks were introduced each time that it was observed that fake hallmarks were becoming too prevalent. Hallmarking was a useful source of taxes for the government, and it got annoyed whenever more than half of all jewellery was bypassing the assay offices.
Each time new hallmarks were ...

Hello,
I'm presently working on a new book, Maker's Marks of the Great French Jewellery Houses and their Workshops .
While it's not difficult to find all the marks of the major houses, it's virtually impossible to find ALL of the workshops (or subcontractors) who made silverware and jewellery for ...

The hallmarks and style are Dutch, you might like to post your question on the Dutch hallmarks page where you'll attract answers from competent people.

Christofle makes solid silver in its Normandy factory in Yainville.
Some years ago one of my staff, who was buying jewellery in a hotel in Rouen, not far away, purchased several kilos of new Christofle sterling silverware. I noticed that each piece had a mark made with a red felt pen indicating a ...

While there is definitely a problem with the hallmarks, it's worth bearing in mind that Christofle does in fact make solid silver items, though it is more known for its silver plated ware.
There is always the small possibility that the bowl is in fact made of solid silver and that Christofle made an ...

In my experience, when no official assay mark is seen, there are three reasons. The most usual is that the object has not been examined carefully enough and that the mark is in fact there, though not immediately apparent. On your photo, I can see a mark in the top right-hand corner and another in ...

Unfortunately, the maker's mark is too faint and incomplete to be identifiable. Perhaps you can find another mark on the box, there is often one on each part. The lock of hair on Minerva's temple shows that the box was hallmarked in Paris, however the countermark of an insect, struck with the ...

Although I do agree that the cross could be described as a Jerusalem cross, I can find no maker's mark starting with the letter V for that cross.
However, there is F Valanchon, a maker of rosaries, based in Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, with the initials V F and a Maltese cross.

It would be terrific if you were to hold a loupe against the lens of your mobile phone and post some closeup photos of the hallmarks....

In the past, some men had a small spirit burner, which was used to heat up tongs to shape a waxed moustache. Metal combs were also heated in a flame to straighten the hair in a beard. This object could be something like that. The arms wouldn't be needed for a snuffer, just replacing the lid would ...

Looks like my computer was extremely slow to display your photos, I can see them now!
The weevil mark in a rectangular frame was introduced on 1st July 1893 for imported objects in silver of at least 800/1000 standard. It was withdrawn from use on 28th February 1990. I can't identify the oval ...

You might consider uploading photos if you wish for people to help you with your request...

The maker is Joseph Heureaux, registered in Paris 1810-1811.

It's important to understand what the actual reason was for personalisation of silverware.
Silver has always been expensive and, at particular periods, very few different designs of flatware were in use. This meant that if you had guests over for dinner, there was a very good chance your flatware ...

It would probably be a baby's fork. Sets with small forks and spoons or pushers were popular gifts in the past.