026. Rooster hallmark to the right with turning head
Illustration of Rooster Punch Right Turning Head in Irregular Octagon
Hallmark of rooster to the right turning its head, in an irregular octagon, number 1 for 1st grade silver (950/000) on the left. Departments June 19, 1798 to August 31, 1809. This hallmark is very similar to the hallmark for Paris ( n°17 ).
The information on the rooster 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 French regional jewels and their hallmarks, is available in French and English in our store, on Amazon and at certain bookshops. A complete list of assay office marks, small secret marks in the hallmarks that allow you to identify in which city an object was hallmarked, as well as a list of the closing dates of the hallmark offices, are published in this book for the first time. You can thus locate the origin of the jewels and also date them with more precision.
