can anybody help me identifying this pair of French serving spoons, please?
Thank's for your help!
Pair of French serving spoons
Pair of French serving spoons
Dear collectors,
can anybody help me identifying this pair of French serving spoons, please?
Thank's for your help!
can anybody help me identifying this pair of French serving spoons, please?
Thank's for your help!
Re: Pair of French serving spoons
Hi,
Charge mark A = period 1783-1789
Discharge mark animal head = period 1783-1789
Jurande or date mark = period ?
Charge mark A = period 1783-1789
Discharge mark animal head = period 1783-1789
Jurande or date mark = period ?
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Francais
Re: Pair of French serving spoons
Your photos are not good enough to be sure of the maker, or date. The Crowned P mark, I think is 1786. You should be able to find a very small 86 above the P and just below the crown.
The maker's mark I think is legible enough to find if you send a better picture. The only letter I can make out is an F. The mark should be composed of Crown a fleur de lys beneath and a pellet on each side. These are all visible. But then there should be a letter to the left, some kind of symbol then the F, which is visible, and finally there may be a letter at the base. If you cannot take a better photo, get a could loupe and describe what you see.
Maurice
The maker's mark I think is legible enough to find if you send a better picture. The only letter I can make out is an F. The mark should be composed of Crown a fleur de lys beneath and a pellet on each side. These are all visible. But then there should be a letter to the left, some kind of symbol then the F, which is visible, and finally there may be a letter at the base. If you cannot take a better photo, get a could loupe and describe what you see.
Maurice
Re: Pair of French serving spoons
Thank you for your help. Attached are some more images in better resultion. Perhaps this helps to identify the rest.
Am I right that this spoon is from Paris?
Am I right that this spoon is from Paris?
Re: Pair of French serving spoons
Thank you for your help!
The images are not really getting better, even with a microscope. The marks are not that clear....
The images are not really getting better, even with a microscope. The marks are not that clear....
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Francais
Re: Pair of French serving spoons
I think the problem is with your lighting or focus, in any case you are right, they are no better.
I can maybe compare them to the right mark, but at the very least I need to know the first letter on the left, and preferably the letter on the bottom. Otherwise I would have to go through thousands of marks, looking for one with an F on the right.
The P is very probably 1786, but it is hard to be 100% certain I would say 95%. Yes they are from Paris. But I should say, I doubt they were originally gilded. As for the coat of arms, I would post it on the Heraldik site, if you know some German.
Give them the date, and just a picture of the "wappen". If they can't identify it, let me know and I will try, but it is not my area of expertise.
Maurice
I can maybe compare them to the right mark, but at the very least I need to know the first letter on the left, and preferably the letter on the bottom. Otherwise I would have to go through thousands of marks, looking for one with an F on the right.
The P is very probably 1786, but it is hard to be 100% certain I would say 95%. Yes they are from Paris. But I should say, I doubt they were originally gilded. As for the coat of arms, I would post it on the Heraldik site, if you know some German.
Give them the date, and just a picture of the "wappen". If they can't identify it, let me know and I will try, but it is not my area of expertise.
Maurice