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Here is the “original” of your spoon by Nicolas Cornu, found in the Puiforcat collection at the Louvre Museum.

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010100596

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Cannes was designed in 1928, and is still in production. The design was inspired by the façade of the Hotel Majestic in Cannes. Jean Puiforcat used this model as his personal flatware.
Yes, Jean Puiforcat used the family mark of EP with a canif.
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Hello This pattern is a reinterpretation of a model first designed by Nicolas Cornu in the mid-1770s. Puiforcat was a great lover of 18thC silver, and amassed a large collection that was willed to the Louvre Museum upon his death. Many of Puiforcat’s designs for flatware and hollowware were inspired...

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Hello Yes, your spoon appears to be French 18th C. However the marks aren’t giving much info. The first mark you show appears to be the maker, shown upside down. I see a crowned fleur-de-lys with 1 of the 2 grains. The maker’s initials and symbol are illegible to me. The second mark should be the ch...

To add to Peter’s excellent information, the T Fres is the mark of Tétard. Use the search function to find out more about this maker.

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Hello Your flatware in the Filet (Thread) pattern is a composed set by 2 different makers. GD is Maison Denière See here: https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_G.html Also use the search function for Denière.. And the second maker PQ is Pierre Queillé. Please use the search function for many posts...

Hello Peter According to the French mint (Monnaie de Paris), ET stands for “Étranger”and is stamped on foreign objects of low silver content (<375%). Source: République Française, Ministère du Budget des Comptes Publics et de la Réforme de l’État, Douanes et Droits Indirects et Monnaie de Paris. Oct...

Hello The Lenain mark you show with the cross and 2 stars is that of Lenain elder, and therefore dates pre-1855. Furthermore the Louis-Philippe style of the spoons with the pointed bowl also suggests a pre-mid-19th C date. Together with the Minerva head, maker mark and style you could say 1838-1855 ...

Hello This is one of the marks used by Louis Lenain. Please use the search function for a number of posts about this maker. As has been detailed in the forum, Christofle outsourced its 950 standard silver production to various companies, not having production capabilities to make solid silver. The v...

You’re welcome! Unfortunately without a clear mark it is impossible to know who is the maker of your cups. What we can say with certainty is that they are French 950 standard silver, made in Paris in the 19th C, after 1838. The decoration is an applied milled band of what appears to be anthemions. R...

Hello Not really sure what your question is. France adopted the sterling silver standard in 1972 in accordance with EU regulations. Therefore objects marked “sterling” date after 1972. Your necklace is also marked with a crab mark, undoubtedly to reassure the French public who are used to seeing a F...

Hello Agree that your liqueur or cordial cups are 19th C French 950 standard silver. See: https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html If you can give us the first letter of the maker’s mark, we might be able to find the maker. Of the 4 cups, there might be one that is more clearly marked. @QrtS: A m...

Hello The Minerva head mark is not found on French silver specifically made for export. In other words, Mercury replaces Minerva. The shape of the reserve around the Mercury head mark indicates the silver standard, either octagonal for 950 standard or barrel shaped for 800 standard. To judge from yo...

Hello Your fork in the Uniplat pattern was made in Paris between 1798-1809. For a complete table of French hallmarks see: https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html The maker was A. Verneuil, flatware maker, wife of Pierre Défontaine, working at 2 rue des Trois-Canettes. She registered her mark ini...

Hello Your teapot and sugar bowl in the neo-Roccoco style were made in Paris by François-Auguste Grattepain working at 14 quai des Orfèvres. He registered 1 February 1837, erased 30 June 1856. His mark was initials FG, and the symbol a scraper (un grattoir) with a star above. See Arminjon v. I, no. ...

Hello Agree with Amena that this is European production. Here are some wildly speculative comments for your consideration: -Despite the blurry images I see the “Three towers” assay mark from Denmark, and a Georg Jensen maker mark. See mark #8 https://www.925-1000.com/jensen_marks.html -The handle of...