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No, this is the Gorgon head guarantee mark for medium size objects in use 1819-1838.
Please see the table of French hallmarks linked above.
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For the hallmarks see:

https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html

For the maker Ernest Compère see:

https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_E.html

It is always a good idea to check the wonderful resources available on this website before asking for research assistance.

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P.S. The pattern of your spoon is traditional Empire style featuring a swan with spreading wings and laurel leaf swags.

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To add to Trev’s information, Campenhout succeeded Paul Devaux in 1920. Therefore your spoon dates to the XXth C, after 1920.
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These are game birds - such as grouse or quail - used as centrepieces or sideboard decoration when the menu includes wild game. They are not peacocks.
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To add to this excellent info, there have been a number of posts about the maker, Milleraud Bouty, which you can find by using the search function.
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There is a lot of confusion about these marks. Here are my comments:
-The Christofle mark is for silver plated items made after 1935. See pp. 272-273, Christofle: une brillante histoire. Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 2024.
-It would be very unlikely that Christofle would not mark a silver ...

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Very poetic!

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Another possibility is a frozen dessert or cake knife as the blade is slightly dished, unlike a flat fish serving knife.
A google search for “antique frozen dessert serving knife” will show you examples.
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In my opinion, it is not a Jensen object unless marked by Jensen. The Blossom pattern, inspired by Jensen’s work, was copied by many makers. To me this looks more like a wood lily pattern, similar to Blossom.

This could be an individual butter dish, or a spoon rest.

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Yes, the FG mark is a matter for speculation.

In the end, you have a nice item by a prestigious maker. It deserves a gentle polish. Enjoy your fork!

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Yes, there are many examples of punched personalizations on French flatware. This was a less expensive alternative to hand engraved monograms.

The most recent example on the forums is here:

https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64740

I’m confident that the FG on your fork is a ...

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Your fork in the Filet pattern was made by Antoine Louis Anthiaume, initials ALA, symbol a tulip. Antoine Louis and Louis Jullien were sons of Jacques Anthiaume, renowned flatware maker of the mid-18th C.

Antoine Louis was accepted as a master on 18 December 1784 sponsored by Nicolas ...

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Yes, Minerva in an octagonal reserve indicates 950 standard silver. A barrel-shaped reserve is used for 800 standard.

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Your object was made by Auguste-Démophile Touron, cutler, working in Paris at 35 rue Mondétour. He registered his mark, initials AT, symbol a Saint-Louis cross, on 14 May 1824. No end date is given, but your object was made after 1838 as indicated by the Minerva head silver standard mark ...

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What indications do you have that this object is from Lille?

I see a Paris charge mark for small objects, in use from 1756-1762, and a date letter mark of a crowned S for 1758. You don’t show a discharge mark, which should be a small shell for that time period. See Tardy, p. 128 and p. 134 ...

What I use to clean vermeil is a product made for cleaning “gold” bathroom fixtures. These are much less toxic to the environment and to people, and are much less abrasive than commercial silver dips, which I never would consider for cleaning silver or vermeil.

Yes, an amusing scene of table etiquette.

However the utensils in question are serving pieces, not individual place pieces. They would be presented on a serving dish, so the diner would not have to guess what fork to use!

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Yes, although hors d’oeuvre services usually have 4 servers presented as a boxed set, 19th C manufacturer’s catalogues offer up to 9 different piece types for serving hors d’oeuvre. David Allan illustrates several sets with 6-9 pieces.

The first servers appeared after 1840, and were standard from ...