Vintage Cigarette Case, Made in France, unknown maker's mark/hallmark

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Ashleym527
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Vintage Cigarette Case, Made in France, unknown maker's mark/hallmark

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I'm normally pretty good at figuring these things out, but I'm stuck on this one!

It's an old gold, or possibly silver, gold plated cigarette case.

There are 2 initials on either side of that bird... That are rubbed down pretty bad, so you can't see in the picture...

I'm pretty sure it's J (bird) C, or J (bird) G.

Says made in France... Then underneath, a smeared 6 with 2 more smaller, indecipherable numbers/letters.

Then the shield, with a hammer crossed with what looks like a dragon.

Myself and 2 other people have spent hours searching for what any of these symbols mean. Other than the made in France, lol... I can't even figure out what the 2 4 0 stamp means.

I'm usually really good at finding this stuff... But need your help with this one! Thanks in advance for any info!

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Re: Vintage Cigarette Case, Made in France, unknown maker's mark/hallmark

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Hi,
I think the marks are not consistent with French gold or silver marks, but silver-plate marks (maker`s mark in a rectangle).
Take a look here:
http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html

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Re: Vintage Cigarette Case, Made in France, unknown maker's mark/hallmark

Post by AG2012 »

Hi,
More precisely ``gold-plated``(plaque or). But base metal, not gold-plated silver.
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