Greetings!
I acquired a few years ago an extraordinary Art Deco set of cutlery. However due to the damaged state of the box it was impossible for me to decifre the origin. I can tell you however that it was acquired in an antique shop in Spain.
A few months ago I came upon a set of unboxed dessert knives (something my set is missing) on EBAY but didn’t bid it on time, with the exact same pattern as mine but however marked INOX (Metal Argenté).
The marks are apparently conflicting. SA with halberd between in a lozenge appears to be a maker’s mark as used on French silver. BUT there are none of the other marks which would be expected on French silver such as the Minerva head giving the silver content. There is also the other mark. I think it says 84G; if so this indicates electroplate with 84 grams of silver used to plate a set quantity of pieces.
The maker’s mark is that of Société Anonyme Argental of Paris, active 1921 to 1968. I suspect that what has happened is that the company mistakenly (perhaps) used the lozenge mark on your electroplated pieces rather than their electroplate mark.
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Société Anonyme Argental , 72, boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris, active at “Usine de l’Argental” Coulommiers en Seine-et-Marne from 1921. The activity was bought in 1968 by Orfèvrerie Ercuis.
