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French Maker's mark on a silver cup

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 7:40 am
by monte100
Hi,

This little cup has the following maker's mark on it and I wondered if anyone out there happens to know it.

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Cheers

Monte

Re: French Maker's mark on a silver cup

Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 3:14 am
by dognose
Hi Monte,

Can you have another attempt with the maker's mark? Try cleaning it with hot soapy water and a cotton bud to remove the build up of silver polish and then capture an image in daylight using the macro feature on your camera.

Trev.

New photos for cup

Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 1:33 pm
by monte100
Hi,

Thanks for the reply Trev and I have tried to get some better shots of the mark.

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Hope these help

Monte

Re: New photos for cup

Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 3:13 am
by Zilver2
Hello Monte,
The mark belongs probably to Charles Bourdin, 76 rue Quincampoix, Paris, who was active during the period 1887-1901.
N° de garantie : A9894
N° de préfecture : 10402
Symbol : a cabinet secretary, piece of furniture (un secrétaire, meuble).
Kind regards