Antique French silver shotglass Hallmark ID help, please

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Bill Palmer
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Antique French silver shotglass Hallmark ID help, please

Post by Bill Palmer »

I recently purchased a set of small silver French shotglasses. I cannot identify the maker's mark. I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me. The shotglasses are aobu 1.5 inches tall, and the mouth of the shotglass is about 1 inch around. They weigh less than 1/2 ounce each.

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The Minerva mark is on the rim of each one. You know what that looks like, so I didn't post it.

Bill
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blakstone
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Post by blakstone »

Servais & Gubert of Paris, the mark registered 1913.
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Bill Palmer
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Post by Bill Palmer »

Thanks for the information. Looks like the person I bought these from has a rather loose interpretation of the term "antique."
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naina1st
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Re: Antique French silver shotglass Hallmark ID help, please

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How do you identify the upper hallmark with the bird and letter w?
I have the pastry tongs with the same hallmark, but failed to identify.
Thanks for your time.
naina
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admin
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It is an Austrian import mark used from 1954. The 4 indicates .800 fineness, the W is for Vienna.
Regards, Tom
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naina1st
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Post by naina1st »

admin wrote:It is an Austrian import mark used from 1954. The 4 indicates .800 fineness, the W is for Vienna.
Regards, Tom
Thanks you, Tom, indeed,
I suspected something like that but was confused by combination of that hallmark and mark by French maker.
Now everything is placed on the right places.
Thanks once more.
naina
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