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by Zilver2
Sun May 06, 2018 8:58 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: I need help from the forum to identify this silversmith hallmark
Replies: 2
Views: 2410

Re: I need help from the forum to identify this silversmith hallmark

Mark of Armand-Calliat Fils (Marie-Joseph Jean Camille Armand Calliat) Manufacturer silversmith of religious silverware 18 Montée du Gourguillon, Lyon. In 1928, 2 place des Minimes, Lyon Start of activities in 1888. Symbol : a bee (une abeille) Mark entered in 1907, then 26 June 1924 and 27 January ...
by Zilver2
Sun May 06, 2018 8:32 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: I need help from the forum to identify this silversmith hallmark
Replies: 2
Views: 2542

Re: I need help from the forum to identify this silversmith hallmark

Hello,
This is the mark of Charles-Frédéric Berger & Nesme Henri
25 montée du Chemin-Neuf, Lyon (1)
122 rue Saint-Georges, Lyon (2)(1900)
Symbol : a chalice (un calice)
Mark entered 1889
Mark cancelled 1924
by Zilver2
Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:49 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Unknown maker
Replies: 4
Views: 2810

Re: Unknown maker

This is the hallmark of Louis-Isidore Angée.
18 place Dauphine, Paris (1)
2 rue Pont de Lodi, Paris (2)
Active from 1798 until 1807.
Symbol : a funerary urn (une urne funeraire)
by Zilver2
Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:15 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Unknown maker
Replies: 8
Views: 4180

Re: Unknown maker

Orfèvrerie means silversmith company
by Zilver2
Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:59 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Unknown maker
Replies: 8
Views: 4180

Re: Unknown maker

Orfèvrerie Produx Saint Hilaire.
Was a secondary establishment of Ercuis and closed 3 October 2006.
by Zilver2
Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:24 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: I need your help one more time :)
Replies: 2
Views: 1650

Re: I need your help one more time :)

Hi,
Mark of the manufacturer jeweller Moïse Vierny.
64 boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris
N° de garantie : 3130
N° de préfecture : 15970
Symbol : a king of chess (un roi d’échecs)
Mark entered : June 4, 1920
by Zilver2
Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:19 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: french silver and enamel box
Replies: 8
Views: 4812

Re: french silver and enamel box

Hi, In my opinion the letters are LT, which are the characters for the silversmith Louis Theodore, active during the period 1858-1864 at 101 rue Saint Louis, Paris (Marais). N° de garantie : 6415; 6820 N° de prefecture : 6603; 7015 Symbol : a theorbo, a musical instrument (un théorbe) Mark entered 1...
by Zilver2
Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:22 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Unknown marks on French salt & pepper cellar (~1880?)
Replies: 3
Views: 2642

Re: Unknown marks on French salt & pepper cellar (~1880?)

HI, In order to prevent and detect fraud of hallmarked silver articles, French authorities instituted by Ordinance of 1st July 1818, a system of countermarks on the opposite side of the guarantee mark. These countermarks are known as bigornes. The term bigorne litterally means two-horned anvil or tw...
by Zilver2
Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:39 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French Maker 1819-38 T.B.
Replies: 6
Views: 3259

Re: French Maker 1819-38 T.B.

Happy New Year,

In Tardy you will find a list of Assay Offices in the departments, grouped in nine regions, giving the symbols in the hall-marks used by each office (pages 194-196).

Regards
by Zilver2
Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:25 pm
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French Maker 1819-38 T.B.
Replies: 6
Views: 3259

Re: French Maker 1819-38 T.B.

Good evening,

The figure 81 is the figure for department Vienne, cities Châtellerault (+) or Poitiers (H).
The name of the silversmith is not known to me.
by Zilver2
Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:37 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Please Help Identify French Maker's Mark
Replies: 6
Views: 3107

Re: Please Help Identify French Maker's Mark

Hello,

The mark belongs to the silversmith D Morand, active at Neuilly-sur Seine 92.
Symbol : a hand drill (un drille).
Sorry, but I have no further info.

Regards
by Zilver2
Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:04 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: Maker of French fork
Replies: 5
Views: 3095

Re: Maker of French fork

Hello,
FL, mark of silversmith François Laslier, 380 rue Saint-Denis, Paris
Worked for Maison Odiot.
His company was bought by Puiforcat.
1836-1858
Silver fineness is .950
by Zilver2
Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:40 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French silversmith - 1809-19 in "Province"
Replies: 4
Views: 2834

Re: French silversmith - 1809-19 in "Province"

Hi,

Quite some time ago, I found the same mark and the mark of the old man with the figure 29 on a silver object.
Sorry, but I have no more info.

Zilver2
by Zilver2
Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:34 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French Silver Cloak Clasp
Replies: 3
Views: 2328

Re: French Silver Cloak Clasp

Hi,

Antoine-Jean Mahon.
30 rue Neuve Saint-Médéric, Paris
Symbol : a horse head and an acorn (une tête de cheval et un gland)
Active 1822-1834

Zilver2
by Zilver2
Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:31 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French silversmith - 1809-19 in "Province"
Replies: 4
Views: 2834

Re: French silversmith - 1809-19 in "Province"

Hi,

The only thing I know is that the silversmith was active in Toulouse (29).
Maybe that this hint will help other members to identify the silversmith.

Zilver2
by Zilver2
Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:13 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: An Unknown maker
Replies: 2
Views: 1815

Re: An Unknown maker

Hi, Mark of Jules Boivin. Manufacturer silversmith 15 rue des Quatre-Fils, Paris N° de garantie : 7109 N° de préfecture : 7320 Mark entered : 20 January 1862 Mark cancelled : 1 February 1881 Symbol : a reversed crescent and two stars (deux étoiles, un croissant renversé) Succeeded to Maison Vautrin ...
by Zilver2
Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:17 am
Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
Topic: Unknown French maker
Replies: 2
Views: 1980

Re: Unknown French maker

Hello, Mark of the manufacturer jeweller Jules Monney, active at 77 rue du Temple, Paris Mark entered 18 January 1882. Had several other marks until 1895 N° de garantie : A9431; A9432 N° de préfecture : none Symbol : counted money (écus comptés) Source: French Ministry of Culture website for makers ...
by Zilver2
Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Help with a French gold maker
Replies: 6
Views: 4292

Re: Help with a French gold maker

Hi,

This silversmith had also had a mark for silverplate.
Hope this helps.

Regards
by Zilver2
Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:01 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Help with a French gold maker
Replies: 6
Views: 4292

Re: Help with a French gold maker

Hi, This is the mark of Louis Théodore. Symbol : a theorbo, musical instrument (un théorbe) La bijouterie fantaisie en doublé 1)2) 101 rue Saint Louis (Marais) mark entered 1) : 2 April 1858 mark entered 2) : 16 November 1860 Mark cancelled 2) : 7 September 1864 N° de garantie : 6415; 6820 N° de pré...
by Zilver2
Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:59 am
Forum: French Silver
Topic: French Tureen - can you identify the maker's mark?
Replies: 7
Views: 4406

Re: French Tureen - can you identify the maker's mark?

HI,

Mark of Eugène Delebois.
Paris
Symbol : a foot of Mercury (un pied de Mercure)
Mark entered 1827

Best,
Zilver2

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