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Can anyone help identifying origin and age this silver ladle.
It measures 12.5 inches long and weighs about 8.5 Oz.
It is hallmarked in 3 places which are as follows.
The 1st mark is faded , I think it reads "ME A" over "BLA C" ( METAL BLANC ? - sorry about picture )
The 2nd is a human right hand palm up with the letters J V either side.
The 3rd reads 12G.

looks like frech silverplate

http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
12 G means - 12 Gramm silver on this ladle as Silverplate

Thanks for your help guys , I'll change categories.

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

I agree with Theo, French silverplate.

This article will explain:

http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Trev.

Oh Thanks dognose - I was looking on this page - but I was not find it.
My knowledge about this came from this page. ;-)

A big thankyou to all for the information provided