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18th-Century French Hallmarks
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:45 pm
by ShinySpoon
Hello everyone,
I've always found the topic of 18th-century French hallmarks quite complex. However, with this spoon, I'm even more uncertain—I'm not sure which city it’s from, why it appears to have two maker’s marks, and so on.
I would be truly grateful if someone could help me understand more about this piece.
Thank you all very much in advance!
Best regards,
David
Re: 18th-Century French Hallmarks
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:46 am
by Bru5no
Hi,
Ref Christophe Ginter, Les 6000 poinçons de l'orfèvrerie française sous Louis XVI (1774-1791) :
ILC with a fleur de lys is Jean Lecestre, silversmith in Nantes 1751-1785.
The small mark is the décharge for small objects for the area of Rennes (Britanny) 1775-1781.
The interlaced letters RN (for Rennes and Nantes) are the charge for small objects in the same area 1775-1781.
The letter I with hermines is the jurande (city mark) for Nantes 1776.
Then the décharge again and the contremarque of 1781 (the contremarque is a global mark to control old objects)
So your spoon has been made in Nantes by Jean Lecestre in 1776.
Re: 18th-Century French Hallmarks
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 1:19 pm
by ShinySpoon
Bru5no wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:46 am
Hi,
Ref Christophe Ginter,
Les 6000 poinçons de l'orfèvrerie française sous Louis XVI (1774-1791) :
ILC with a
fleur de lys is Jean Lecestre, silversmith in Nantes 1751-1785.
The small mark is the
décharge for small objects for the area of Rennes (Britanny) 1775-1781.
The interlaced letters RN (for Rennes and Nantes) are the
charge for small objects in the same area 1775-1781.
The letter I with
hermines is the
jurande (city mark) for Nantes 1776.
Then the
décharge again and the
contremarque of 1781 (the
contremarque is a global mark to control old objects)
So your spoon has been made in Nantes by Jean Lecestre in 1776.
Hello Bru5no,
thank you very much for the detailed answer! Have a nice day :)
Best regards,
David