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Dear JayT,

Thank you for the reference, I have just purchased the book on eBay.
Your comments on owl's symbol are appreciated. I am not yet certain but may be it is not really important what the dept is in connection with the symbol. The most important is your information about the owl, what it is ...

Many thanks, JayT!

I am with your regarding the head of giraffe. It looks very similar to the symbol of Nimes.
http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah207/naina1st/07bae867-411d-468d-939d-b1cbc6fa14a0_zpsfa4e9c34.jpg?t=1412637606
As for the owl I tried to do my best to capture the symbol on the owl ...

More comfortable view
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http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah207/naina1st/b858fea9-47a3-486c-aa44-803c3131cde7_zps94dac1ef.jpg?t=1412527860 http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah207 ...

The maker is Jules Guetin Paris, 7 rue Reaumur, 1880-1882

https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg
Patronyme(s) Guetin
prénom (Etat civil) Jules
Initiales J.G.
Profession Fabricant bijoutier
Lieu(x) d'activité 75
Paris
Adresse de l'atelier 7 rue Réaumur
N° de garantie A9309
N° de préfecture ...

Dear Members,

The attached images are for the silver vermeil knifes by Josef Baptiste Fuchs bearing 7 different marks for 1819-1838.
One of those is "hibou" with stick out "ears" in oval. As far as I know that is the mark for composed items with gold content at least 50% since 1838. The recense ...

Dear Members,
Thank you indeed for your contribution.
The information seems to be very useful for the further investigation.
Best Regards

Dear Members,
I used to have no problems with UK silver identification as the information about any kind of marks is widely available. However, this case has put me into a dead end.
Set of 6 pair fork-knife by style and maker mark looks very much like by John Gilbert. https://www.925-1000.com/pics ...

Dear JayT,

please receive my deepest gratitude for the detailed information about master Gallot. I tried all available sources and failed to find even traces. You hardly can imagine how happy am I to complete the knowledge about such a beautiful set of spoons. Great gift for Easter eve!

Many ...

Dear members,
There is one of 12 tea spoons marked with Minerva 1 and maker mark, that I failed to identify.
Hopefully somebody mights decipher the inscription and advise something about the maker.
Sorry for poor quality of the hallmarks -they are worn and letters are far too small. On top looks ...

I have acquired the bowl in Spain. May be the marks are Spanish? Spanish silver is a deep well or primeval forest for me.

Need a guide!

Dear Trev,

Thanks for your posting. You moved me to the right direction.

I saw the article by "The Owl at the Bridge" but missed the part regarding letter system for specials introduced in 1898. I was blinded dating the platter from 1876 with letter "I".

Now I have recovered my sight to notice ...

Dear member,

Please have a look at the plate with Gorham mark.
http://a.imagehost.org/t/0093/plate_front_a.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0382/maker_1.jpg
There is also the dale letter
http://a.imagehost.org/t/0360/letter.jpg (looks like I for 1876 - not sure). The mystery is in the presence of ...

Dear members,

I hope somebody can identify the marks on the bowl. I did not find any similar mark while searching internet.

Thanks to all in advance.
naina1st

http://h.imagehost.org/t/0854/bowl.jpg http://h.imagehost.org/t/0904/bowl_hallmarks.jpg http://h.imagehost.org/t/0449/bowl_initials.jpg

Dear Experts!
I would like once more try your knowledge to ID the maker of the fork hallmarked as shown on the pics below.

Many thanks in advance.
Tatiana
http://h.imagehost.org/t/0705/fork_front_2.jpg http://h.imagehost.org/t/0019/fork_assay_1.jpg http://h.imagehost.org/t/0547/fork_maker.jpg

Thanks a lot to everybody who contributed this ID.

I would like to express my gratitude to the administration of the forum that seems to be the most powerful source of knowledge and help on internet.

Best Regards.
naina1st

Dear granmaa,

Thank you so much for your feedback. The translation of the motto is elegant!

In the meantime I have my doubts concerning your mono deciphering.
I agree the central letter is W. If the rest is letter A, it looks ugly, meanwhile there is no complete horizontal line but few ...

Dear Theoderich,

Thank you so much for your evaluation!
I appreciate indeed your help.

Best Regards.
naina1st

Dear blakstone,

Many many thanks for your detailed explanations!
May I ask you to give me the reference to the book?

Let me try your encyclopedic knowledge for the further details about that unusual fork to figure out the mono with motto as shown below.

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0816/fork_mono_2 ...

Hi everybody!

I have no source to German makers before 1886 and would request your help therefore. The city mark looks like Dessau. Please recognize the maker.

Thanks a lot.
naina1st

Dear members!

Please take a look at a maker mark. May be somebody can recognize who is it?

Thank you in advance.