Cannot Identify Hallmarks on this plate

PHOTOS REQUIRED - marks + item
Post Reply
sween
Posts: 13
Joined: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:08 pm

Cannot Identify Hallmarks on this plate

Post by sween »

Image
Image

Thanks in advance guys!! I can't even figure out the country! The crest on the plate is similar to an Irish crest with boards heads, Barton, but not identical,
JayT
contributor
Posts: 925
Joined: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:45 pm

Re: Cannot Identify Hallmarks on this plate

Post by JayT »

Wow, those images look very blurry on my monitor, so it is hard to tell what I’m looking at. However, from left to right these appear to be 18th C French marks from Bordeaux. From left to right, the Communauté mark, a maker’s mark, and a charge mark. Only way to confirm is by posting clear marks please.
blakstone
contributor
Posts: 875
Joined: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:05 am

Re: Cannot Identify Hallmarks on this plate

Post by blakstone »

I concur; specifically, they look like the Bordeaux Jurande/Communauté mark "H" for 1735-1738, the maker's mark "GT" with a star and crescent for Gabriel Tillet (Master 1703, d. 1757), and the charge mark "K" of 1734-1738. But, as JayT noted, the images of both the marks and the piece are small and not the best. I would like to see better images, but even so, an early Louis XV piece should probably checked out in person by an expert. Nice find!
Post Reply

Return to “French Silver”