Postby blakstone » Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:34 pm
Most defininitely French, with the “Michelangelo” first standard (.950) fineness mark used in Paris 1819-1838, and the “Greek mask” medium-sized guarantee mark of the same period. The maker “CAF” is Charles-Antoine Fasquelle, a Parisian specialist snuffbox maker and bijoutier working from 1797 to at least 1822. The other mark — the “head of a Greek woman” — is an unofficial mark used by the Paris Association of Gold & Silversmiths.
Hope this helps!
Ref: Catherine Arminjon, James Beaupuis, & MichèleBilimoff, Dictionnaire des Poinçons de Fabricants d'Ouvrages d'Or et d'Argent Paris 1798-1838 (Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1991), pp. 27 & 93, mark #575.