Can You ID Maker of this French Silver and Crystal Centerpiece??

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neurorocker
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Can You ID Maker of this French Silver and Crystal Centerpiece??

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I would really appreciate it if you can ID this one with pretty worn marks. It appears to be a French centerpiece or compote of some sort. Heavy cut crystal and silver trim. Minerva mark as well as an unknown maker mark. I've included a rendering of how I think it is marked (not positive).
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Re: Can You ID Maker of this French Silver and Crystal Centerpiece??

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I have no idea what the letters themselves stand for, but this mark (S.D. with the letters “AMO”, as it is decsribed) was registered on 23 Feb 1920 to Charles Desmarquet, manufacturing silversmith, 26 rue Beauborug, Paris, and cancelled on 20 Feb 1924.

Ref: French Architecture & Heritage website
neurorocker
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Re: Can You ID Maker of this French Silver and Crystal Centerpiece??

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Thank you! That's a huge help to me.
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Re: Can You ID Maker of this French Silver and Crystal Centerpiece??

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Desmarquet Charles, 1920-1924, (Atelier moderne d'orfèvrerie, 1924-????, Succ.),
AMO means Atelier Moderne d'Orfèvrerie
Patronyme M.O. : Atelier moderne d'orfèvrerie
Profession : Fabricant orfèvre et de métal doré et argenté
Initiales : A.M.O.
Lieu d'activité : 75 Paris
Adresse de l'atelier : 26 rue Beaubourg
Date d'insculpation : 28 juin 1924
N° de préfecture : 17400
N° de garantie : 4151
Symbole : un marteau et une étoile

Patronyme M.O. : Desmarquet
prénom (Etat civil) : Charles
Initiales : S.D.
Profession : Fabricant orfèvre
Lieu d'activité : 75 Paris
Adresse de l'atelier : 26 rue Beaubourg
Date d'insculpation : 23 février 1920
Date de biffage : 20 février 1924
N° de préfecture : 15817
N° de garantie : 3028
Symbole : les lettres AMO
Successeur : Atelier Moderne d'Orfèvrerie, 1924-????,
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