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doobees

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iconnumber posted 08-25-2010 01:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for doobees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Hello!

Please help me to identify the mark on these shot glasses that were given to me. They are probably silver plated. I was not successful trying to research it on my own...

It appears to be a horse in a diamond cartouche. The horse appears to be standing on a staff (or a surfboard). The letter "L" is on the left in the diamond and a "G" on the right. Here's the mark:

Many thanks!

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Suz Dandeneau

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dragonflywink

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iconnumber posted 08-25-2010 09:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dragonflywink     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Suzanne ~ Good to see you here again after so long! Are you still in France?

~Cheryl

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doobees

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iconnumber posted 08-25-2010 01:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for doobees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Cheryl!!! How nice to hear from you... I am back from France, and had last year in London. How are you?

I brought back lots of goodies and am back to researching. These little shot glasses were a gift and I'm sure they're plated, but still would like to know where they came from. Now if I could just remember how to post the photo! I have a lot of software downloading to do!

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vathek

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iconnumber posted 08-26-2010 08:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for vathek     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This looks like a French maker's mark used on 950 silver. If so somewhere on the piece there should be a little minerva head stamp.

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dragonflywink

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iconnumber posted 08-26-2010 10:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for dragonflywink     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm doing well, thanks for asking ~ and welcome home! They could be either first or second standard silver, but definitely appears to be a lozenge-shaped maker's mark for solid silver. To my eye looks like L&G with the symbol being some sort of critter over a boat-hook(?).....I don't find it in my meager references. As vathek said, there should be a Minerva-head or possibly a small boar-head or crab.

~Cheryl

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Richard Kurtzman
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iconnumber posted 08-26-2010 11:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Richard Kurtzman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It appears to be Ladoucette & Gavard, Paris.

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adelapt

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iconnumber posted 08-26-2010 11:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for adelapt     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Welcome back Doobees! I still remember very well your great enthusiasm in chasing up the Christofle firm.

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dragonflywink

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iconnumber posted 08-26-2010 12:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dragonflywink     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Richard has it, Ladoucette & Gavard, mark in use from 1869-86. The Horse on a staff/surfboard is actually a sheep on a gaff hook biggrin

Please show us a picture when you get posting them down pat.

~Cheryl

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doobees

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iconnumber posted 08-26-2010 02:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for doobees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You guys are ridiculously awesome!!! You are exactly right. That is totally it!

Many thanks...

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