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Please help identify this piece Roberts and Dore egg cup?

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:17 am
by edm
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Hi, please help identify this piece. I believe it is a Roberts and Dore egg cup. There are 2 marks. What I would like to know is the age, the quality of silver(or is it silver plate), and the meaning of the 2nd mark. Any other info will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.

Re: Please help identify this piece Roberts and Dore egg cup?

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:02 pm
by dognose
Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

No, not Roberts & Dore, and not English.

It's French, made by Ravinet (Louis) & D'Enfert (Charles). See: http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_R.html

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To understand the other mark, see: http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html

Trev.

Re: Please help identify this piece Roberts and Dore egg cup?

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:08 pm
by edm
Thank you very much!

Re: Please help identify this piece Roberts and Dore egg cup?

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:48 pm
by edm
Hi Trev, Does the minerva 1 hallmark mean this silver has a fineness of 950? Does the maker's mark put the age of this piece around 1900?

Thanks for your help.
Ed

Re: Please help identify this piece Roberts and Dore egg cup?

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:51 pm
by dognose
Hi Ed,

Yes, and Yes.

Trev.