Postby JayT » Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:38 am
Your pierced and engraved 4-piece hors d’oeuvre service was made after 1838 in Paris of 800 standard silver. The handles appear to be mother-of-pearl. The set is presented in a fitted box, retailed by F. Laurent, a jeweller in Bourges.
As to the maker, you don’t make this easy. By convention, the maker’s mark has 2 initials and a symbol. In looking at V. II of Arminjon, there are over 1,000 makers beginning with L. Therefore it would be important to have a second initial to identify the maker, or a very clear symbol.
Sorry I can’t tell you more, as this mark is unfamiliar to me. Perhaps another member could help.