Gold / Silver Gilt Thimble!

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Bought this Thimble at local carboot fair yesterday and not sure if it’s Gold or Silver Gilt !!!. Only mark I can find seems to be this tiny punch mark, definitely not magnetic and no verdigris anywhere :thinking:. Name is Gabrielle. Looks like an Eagles or Vultures head !!! :wink:
Have added pic of inner side of punch mark.

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French, gold - 100%.

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Many thanks Bart, very much appreciated :wink:

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U welcome, bro! -----||||/|----
Alan, can you take a reasonably detailed photo of the signature?

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Best I can get :wink:

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This one is on the inside of the thimble, it’s the back of the eagles head punch mark :thinking:

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Hallmarks - Osprey Paris
Still nothing…

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Found this tiny what looks like a diamond shaped mark opposite the inner mark I already posted :thinking:

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https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=170436&hilit=french+thimble#p170436
A French gold thimble , MARK OF ALFRED FEAU, PARIS, CIRCA 1890 | Christie’s

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Thank you for those marks Bart, I’ll dig my microscope out and see if I can make something out of that mark. I’ve just examined the thimble a bit closer and Both of those marks are on the outside and inside directly opposite each other but they are tiny. Have a Great day my friend and Thank you once again :wink:

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My modest experience and dealing with hundreds of different objects has taught me to look for signatures under a magnifying glass, centimeter by centimeter… Until I succeed! Good luck, my friend! I can’t wait to see the results.

Sometimes I use jeweler’s glasses with lights, and I sketch the shape of the signature as I go. A tiring method, but effective.

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I’ve got loops, magnifying glasses, and even jewellers glasses, but this one I believe requires the Big Guns the microscope which I don’t get to use much. At first I thought those marks were just wear and tear, but now I’m intrigued to look closer and learn a bit more about the marks thanks to your valuable input . I’ll keep you posted :wink:

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