Postby Francais » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:45 pm
I think the problem is with your lighting or focus, in any case you are right, they are no better.
I can maybe compare them to the right mark, but at the very least I need to know the first letter on the left, and preferably the letter on the bottom. Otherwise I would have to go through thousands of marks, looking for one with an F on the right.
The P is very probably 1786, but it is hard to be 100% certain I would say 95%. Yes they are from Paris. But I should say, I doubt they were originally gilded. As for the coat of arms, I would post it on the Heraldik site, if you know some German.
Give them the date, and just a picture of the "wappen". If they can't identify it, let me know and I will try, but it is not my area of expertise.
Maurice