Help with hallmark
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:46 pm
The item is a pill/snuff box and the hallmark is the letter J and a bee as the picture will show.
Welcome to the forum.
There was a Jean Legrand who used a bee ( abeille in French ) symbol.
Not sure it's him, just offering a possibility.
information below is from this site:
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistr ... 4%24%2534P" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
auteur - Legrand, Jean
patronyme(s) - Legrand
prénom (état civil) - Jean
profession - Fabricant bijoutier à façon
initiales - J.L.
symboles - une abeille
date d'insculpation - 11 avril 1899
date de biffage - 17 juillet 1900
adresse de l'atelier - 6 rue des Arquebusiers
Pat.