052. Lion’s head hallmark to the right in a round frame
Lion’s head hallmark to the right in a round frame, large gold guarantee mark. Used in Paris between 1809 and 1819. The information on the lion’s head hallmark to the right and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert in antique jewellery […]
041. Indicative right hand hallmark pointing left
Right hand hallmark pointing to the left, surrounded by a border. Recall hallmark for small objects in gold and silver. Paris 1809. The information on the pointing right hand hallmark and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert in antique jewellery and […]
073. African man’s head hallmark to the left in an oval frame
African man’s head hallmark to the left in an oval frame. Guarantee of small gold and silver imports. Paris 1819-1838. The information on the African man’s head hallmark to the left and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert in antique jewellery […]
054. Rooster head hallmark to the left with open beak
Rooster’s head hallmark to the left with the beak open surrounded by a border, for small gold guarantee without trimmings. Paris 1809-1819. The information on the rooster’s head hallmark to the left beak open and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert […]
063. Hand of justice hallmark in a round frame
Hallmark of the hand of justice in a round frame, for large gold guarantee. Departments of France from 1809-1819. The information on the hallmark of the hand of justice and and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert in antique jewellery and […]
093. Bacchic mask hallmark facing right
Bacchic mask hallmark facing right in a round frame with numbers indicating the assay offices. Guarantee mark for large gold items. Departments 1819-1838. Information on the bacchanalian mask hallmark to the right and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert in antique jewellery […]
037. Hourglass hallmark with the letters FNB
Hourglass hallmark with the letters FNB (for Fabrique Nationale de Besançon), the whole surrounded by a border. For watchmaking in Besançon, large works in 750/000 gold or 800/000 silver. Besancon 1800-1821. The information about the hourglass hallmark with the letters FNB and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional […]
064. Rooster’s head hallmark to the left with the beak closed
Rooster’s head hallmark to the left, beak closed, surrounded by a border. This rooster’s head hallmark to the left indicates small gold guarantee with trimmings. Hallmark of the departments of France, 1809-1819. The information on the rooster’s head hallmark to the left beak closed and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from […]
070. Pimpernel flower hallmark in a 6-lobed frame
Pimpernel flower hallmark in a six-lobed frame. Recall mark for Paris of 1819. Information about the pimpernel flower hallmark and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, expert in antique jewellery and hallmarks from Osprey Paris. This 300-page book, the definitive reference on […]
038. Compass hallmark above the letters FS
Compass hallmark above the letters FS (for Fidelity Security) surrounded by a shaped border. For Besançon watchmaking, small objects in 750/000 gold or 800/000 silver. Besançon 1800-1821. The compass hallmark information above the letters FS and the other illustrations of hallmarks on this website come from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Mike Fieggen, […]
