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Napkin ring
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:42 pm
by polman
Hi,
I have a French napkin ring with Minerva and unrecognized maker mark (very small). I see letters LV or (upside down) AT ?
Who is the maker?
Thank you in advance.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/VJZQQP8w/PIC-0565.jpg)
Re: Napkin ring
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:48 pm
by polman
Re: Napkin ring
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:58 pm
by JayT
Looking at the floral design of your napkin ring, and the stacked monogram, I estimate it to date no earlier than late 19thC or early 20thC. Unfortunately, the picture of the mark is too blurred to say much about the maker, and you don’t show the Minerva mark, so no saying if the object was made in Paris.
You could try the French Ministry of Culture’s website for Paris makers registered after 1878. A provincial maker will be harder to identify.
http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/public/mist ... 4%24%2534P
Good luck in your research!
Re: Napkin ring
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:46 pm
by polman
Thank you JayT. That page is very helpful. I followed your advice and I think there are A and T letters and the bee beetwen them. So it could be Sharp Jules Alfred, 1881-1920.
What you think?
I had to upload photos again. with Minerva this time
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/McCfsBdD/PIC-0560.jpg)