Please, does anyone know these two marks I found on a silver spoon? Thank you.
It’s french.
18GR - The thickness of silver was indicated by a number followed by a small “E”, “M” or “EM”, as abbreviation of Dixième (Tenth). The number represented the percentage of silver relative to the base metal (higher numbers are indicative of the poorest quality of plating).
c. 1860 - 1983
number alone or accompanied by “G” or “GR”. This is the number of grams of silver used to plate a single item or a dozen of spoons or forks (referred to the process of silver electroplating which has supplanted the OSP system).
Maker’s name is still mystery…
Try gently cleaning the signature to see the first letter. To me it’s an “A” and a halberd sign.
Sorry for chaotic style. Answer is:
The maker is French Société Anonyme Argental, registered in 1921.
The symbol is a halberd (“une hallebarde”): medieval pole-axe.
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Whole item photo, please.
Made in Belgium, maker’s mark OW+ shield for: Wiskemann Otto Léonard Orfèvrerie Wiskemann S.A. goldsmith. Born in Zürich (Switzerland) 1852 and died in Nice (France) 25-2-1909. His firm active in Brussels 1872- ca 1979.
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Thank you very much for your help and your time. Have a nice day.
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U welcome! Stay tuned! —___—
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