Unidentified - French Ladle with Possible Swiss Hallmark?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 1:13 am
I had recently come across this 19th Century French Silver Ladle, by Guillaume Deninger, however was intrigued by a mark I was not familiar with.
The piece is marked with a French Mercury export mark, alongside a mark of a half eagle, and key in a crest, above the initials J.D. So this mark is definitely the Coat of Arms for Geneva, however the initials underneath are puzzling me. Could this be from a silversmith importing the piece? Or would anyone else have any other suggestions?
I have uploaded some higher resolution images to the following link: http://imgur.com/a/08hJC/all
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Josh
The piece is marked with a French Mercury export mark, alongside a mark of a half eagle, and key in a crest, above the initials J.D. So this mark is definitely the Coat of Arms for Geneva, however the initials underneath are puzzling me. Could this be from a silversmith importing the piece? Or would anyone else have any other suggestions?
I have uploaded some higher resolution images to the following link: http://imgur.com/a/08hJC/all
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Josh