Silver Brooch French? Help needed to identify maker

nmdc114 · Post by **nmdc114** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:54 am

Hi everyone.

I recently purchased this brooch for my wife but we would like to find out who it is by. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the poor quality of the hallmarks but the brooch is quite petite and this was the closest we could get. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Regards, nmdc114

(admin note - jewelry should be posted in the jewelry section)

Doos · Post by **Doos** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:09 am

Hi,

Yes it is French.
The crab is the mark for 0.800 silver on small items.
It is in use from 1962.

nmdc114 · Post by **nmdc114** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:09 am

Thank you for the information, it is much appreciated. Do you know what the other mark represents?

Post by **dragonflywink** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:54 am

Believe the crab guarantee mark was put into use in 1838. The other is the maker's mark, can you post a clearer picture?

~Cheryl

Post by **admin** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:49 am

As I understand it, from 1838, on small items, the boar head denoted pieces from Paris, the crab for pieces made in other provinces.
Regards, Tom

Post by **dragonflywink** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:46 am

Ahhh, Tardy states that in 1962, the Paris "Wild Boar's Head" was abolished and replaced by the "Crab" mark w/o symbol as already in use. So from 1838 both marks, from 1962 on the crab was the only small guarantee mark in use.

~Cheryl