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Silver or silverplate?

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:12 pm
by Numischile
Hi,
Can you help me With this spoon, the weigth is 24 grms, Marks: Ercuis, O E 18
What does it mean O E 18 ???
Thanks
Greeting from Chile
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Re: Silver or silverplate?

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:37 pm
by JayT
Hello - Ercuis is a French maker of silverplate. In France a maker’s mark in a square indicates that an object is silverplated. OE stands for Orfèvrerie Ercuis; 18 represents the number of grams of silver used to silverplate a certain number of pieces of flatware. Hope this helps to clarify.

Re: Silver or silverplate?

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:35 am
by dognose
The printed Trade Mark of Ercuis:

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They were established in 1867.

Trev.