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Please use the search function with the word Callot for a good deal of information about this maker.
There is also the mention of Breveté and a date in the maker’s mark, indicating that the design of the sugar sifting spoon was patented.
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Not French.

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Hello The maker’s mark in a lozenge-shaped reserve either was poorly struck or the punch was damaged, resulting in a point of the lozenge that appears cut off. This slight flaw is not a problem in terms of authenticity. If you can’t see the maker’s initials or symbol inside the lozenge, then we can’...

Hello In my opinion your middle shaker has been polished aggressively with an abrasive tool, such as a scrubby sponge, a brush, or steel wool, creating unsightly scratches on the surface. It appears that the shaker also has been dipped in a tarnish-removing liquid, which has left a “skinned” and clo...

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Coorection: Thurot’s working address is 22 cour de Harlay, not Harley.

Hello Guido Happy New Year! The maker of your cruet I believe to be Grégoire Thurot, hollowware maker (la grosserie), initiials G pellet T, symbols a bee above and a horn of plenty below. To be absolutely certain of the maker, you would need to show all marks to see if the working dates of Thurot co...

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I don’t know the specific reason that R&C went out of business, but the time leading up to WW I, and then the war years saw many, many silver manufacturing companies go under in France.
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Hello Your item was made by A. Risler & Carré, trading at 16 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré in Paris from 1897-1912. See here: https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_R.html Just to clarify, 950 standard silver, as shown by the Minerva head mark in an octagonal reserve, is higher grade than sterling ...

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Hello Here are my comments on your chain: -The style of the links is called maille or maillon gourmette or maille gourmette aplatie to be even more specific. This is a standard and common style of chain, produced in large quantities in many metals (gold, silver, stainless steel). It has no features ...

Hello No lizard man, but rather the boar’s head mark for small items made of at least 800 standard silver. The mark you show is rotated to a vertical position. See here: https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html The second mark in a lozenge-shaped reserve is the maker, but is way too blurry to dec...

You beat me to it! Yes, a strawberry serving spoon.

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This is a strawberry serving spoon, as seen by the berry on the finial, and strawberry flowers and foliage on the stem. This model came in various sizes (2-3).
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@amena
I’m away from my library until the new year, so can’t give you a precise response. Sorry.
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@silverstar777
The number is a factory production or model number, used internally by the company, and has no importance to the customer.

Hello If I understand your question correctly, you want to know how to distinguish genuine from fake French silver standard marks. This is a big question. The short answer: experience gained from looking at and handling French silver over a number of years. Personally I do 1) a comparative analysis ...

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Hello The Minerva head silver standard mark in an octagonal reserve for 950 silver was in use from 1838-1972. This Tétard Frères mark was registered in 1903. No end date is given, but the company continued in business until at least 1973, and closed in 2005 after being purchased by Daum. Therefore w...