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Thank you for the answer. It was helpful indeed. So the spoons were made roughly between 1858/9 and 1886/8.

Kind regards, and thank you again,

Georg

Hello everybody, I have got German teaspoons (see photo and another with marks). https://i.ibb.co/84dz3yT/P1010340.jpg https://i.ibb.co/nnQ297Q/P1010342.jpg From the left and right marks I gather that they were made by a Herman Julius Wilm in Berlin(?), and it is 750/1000 silver. Since there are no ...

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I took a photo of the third mark. The image is not very good because the mark is tiny, but I think it is a Belgium import mark used between 1831 and 1869.



Kind regards,

Georg

Hi again, Thank both of you for the explanation. That was really helpful and clarified a lot. So this is the candy bowl and the handle was repaired but the repair is 200 years old. Good work indeed. I shall try to take a better photo of the third mark. If I succeed I shall post it here. Thank you ag...

Hi, Recently, I have got what I think is a French sugar bowl (see photo below together with the hallmarks). https://i.ibb.co/pPq2kn6/all.jpg https://i.ibb.co/bJD7XVZ/signs.jpg The marks indicate that the item is of French (Paris) origin and from the 1798-1809 period. Unfortunately, there is more tha...

Hi again, It helps indeed. Thank you. The reason I was asking is that the makers marks on the handles of my set are completely illegible as opposite to the Minerva marks, which are well preserved. Now, I may safely assume that the set was made shortly after 1838. Thank you again. Best regards, Georg

Hi everybody, I have noticed that older French flatware (eg. spoons) have hallmarks (for example Minerva) on handles, whereas more modern have these marks on scoops. Am I right? If so when exactly did it happen? Was it a regulation or simply a fashion change? It helps with dating so I shall be very ...

Hi Peter,

Thank you for your reply. It was fast, extensive and very helpful. I appreciate this.
Unfortunately, the Minerva head is so worn out that no assay office letter is visible.
Again, I am really grateful.

Best regards,

Georg

Hi, I have got something I believe is a drageoir (see photo). https://i.ibb.co/vqGJDZd/drageroir.jpg There are the following marks: https://i.ibb.co/nbR2hMy/marksx.jpg After some research I learnt that the first two marks say that item is of Belgium origin from the period 1831-1868; silver 833/1000 ...

Hi, I have got an oil vinegar set shown below. https://i.ibb.co/sbrLdK5/cruet-min-1.jpg There are marks as depicted in the photo. https://i.ibb.co/GprNMrN/marks2-min.jpg On the frame, there is only an Odiot mark (the first to the left) but not the Minerva mark. On the stoppers, there are both Minerv...

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Thank you very much for your answer.
This was fast and helpful indeed.

Best regards,

G.

Hi, Lately, I have got French tongs (gilt as seen below). https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/original/2X/b/b42ba5a0757fc07caaa56988c6432447538f2909.jpeg Marks indicate that it is of the French origin (Minerva 800/1000). https://iili.io/HkNqpM7.md.jpg However, I was not able to identify ...

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Thank you, JayT, for your answer. That was fast and helpful indeed!

Best regards,

Georg

Hi everybody, I have got a French plate (see photo). https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/optimized/2X/5/5c9214b18ef9ea467490c854724749144644432b_2_527x500.jpeg There are three marks underside as shown below. https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/original/2X/b/bfe8088adece32c4e7...

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That was helpful indeed.
Many thanks to both of you, for your time and knowledge.

Kind regards,

G.

Hi, I have got a ladle, which is most likely German, and probably made in Dresden (see photo below). https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/optimized/2X/e/e36a47731048c0d926ccd9544accb2fc447744f9_2_152x500.jpeg On the other side of the handle there are three marks, which I present below. ht...

Hi again, Thank you for your reply that clarified a lot. I made a crispier photo of the fourth mark but I will not present it here as it brings no new information: it turned out that the mark itself is blurred. What I see is two blurred signs, probably letters, over open scissors. Unfortunately, the...

Hi everybody, Below, there is (a photo of) a condiment set, I have got lately as well as the marks I have been able to find there. https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/original/2X/9/9badd6eacbb33ea010d647666fdd446b2656479d.jpeg https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/original/2X/7...

Hi,

Many thanks to both of you. As to the date: I gather it is between 1814 when the silversmith was registered and 1843 when the Lisbon mark with two dots was introduced. I really appreciate your help.

Kind regards,

G.

Hi, I have got candlestick that are supposedly from Lisbon and from the first half of the XIX century. https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/optimized/2X/b/b5baf5ff8d46e696669a6994b259ab22a0107d33_2_610x750.jpeg https://www.silver-collector.com/uploads/db2678/optimized/2X/a/a50ddf0bab0e498...