Hi all!
Please help to ID this figures on Apollo spoon - 18? What can it be?
Help with ID
Re: Help with ID
And once you've had some good reading there, try looking at this: http://www.925-1000.com/a_christofle.html
Looks you might have an offset version of a 1935-83 OC mark. The 18 is sometimes set clearly in a separate box below the maker mark. If I'm reading old thread info correctly, this would be a third tier ("cafe" quality) service. Not familiar with the Apollo mark...they sometimes have the Alfenide metal/factory mark in the same location (which may relate to the metal line here too). Metal Blanc is another you might see on other pieces for the base metal. Good Luck.
Looks you might have an offset version of a 1935-83 OC mark. The 18 is sometimes set clearly in a separate box below the maker mark. If I'm reading old thread info correctly, this would be a third tier ("cafe" quality) service. Not familiar with the Apollo mark...they sometimes have the Alfenide metal/factory mark in the same location (which may relate to the metal line here too). Metal Blanc is another you might see on other pieces for the base metal. Good Luck.
Re: Help with ID
Umm, no. This mark is that of the maker Apollo. Don't know anything about this silverplate company, but the spoon is definitely not a Christofle product. Nothing to do with Christofle I'm afraid.
Re: Help with ID
Traintime:
Please see the following for the Apollo mark:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_A2.html
This is NOT the OC Alfénide mark. In French marking conventions, the manufacturing mark must match the name of the manufacturer.
Regards,
JayT
Please see the following for the Apollo mark:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_A2.html
This is NOT the OC Alfénide mark. In French marking conventions, the manufacturing mark must match the name of the manufacturer.
Regards,
JayT