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 Nice paws, familiar mark
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mdhavey Posts: 164 |
posted 11-11-2007 03:52 PM
  
Where have I seen this hallmark before? Familiar yet eluding me. At first I thought it was a French maker's mark, but there is no Guarantee mark anywhere on the piece. No other marks either. Interested to hear opinions from those more expert than I... Aren't the paws impressive. Size of piece: 6.25" IP: Logged |
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adelapt Posts: 418 |
posted 11-11-2007 04:24 PM
Lovely looking tongs. Looks like a damaged Christofle mark to me - as if deliberately defaced. And it seems double struck too. [This message has been edited by adelapt (edited 11-11-2007).] IP: Logged |
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mdhavey Posts: 164 |
posted 11-11-2007 08:16 PM
That's where I've seen it before, similar to Christofle's plate mark but somehow... off. A bad stamping perhaps? By the bye, if this is plate, which I suspected at first, it's awfully thick, because an edge gouge, under a 10x loupe, is solid silver. IP: Logged |
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Kayvee Posts: 204 |
posted 11-11-2007 09:46 PM
I agree that the mark on your tongs is the Christofle mark used from 1862-1935 on silverplated objects. The mark looks worn or badly stamped. Based on the style of the stacked monogram, I’d say they date to circa 1880. The length of these tongs suggests that they were once part of a bonbon service. IP: Logged |
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