help with identification silver hallmark 950

[zieziela]

Since several months I'm interested in silver objects. I bought a new piece from which the hallmark is strange and I need help to identificate it.
On one side is marked 'SILVER' on the other side in the form of a 'house' a mark: STE than a figure and P under it 950M.




I suppose it is from the period arts and crafts or jugendstihl??
thanks for your help!

[2209patrick]

I responed to this question on another forum. Here's what I posted:

I believe your house mark is a French mark used on exports since 1884
http://www.cgo.com/or/objets/poincons.htm
See the scans below for Christofle and Roussel Fils et Cie examples.

Not sure who used your mark. Possibly Ernest Prudhomme.
viewtopic.php?t=6299
The symbol in both your mark and Pruhomme's is a caducée ( caduceus in English ).


I enhanced your picture of the mark.

Ernest Prudhomme used an EP mark, with a caducée inbetween ) from 1891 to 1928.
I'm guessing your mark would be a later mark.