153. Large chimera hallmark facing right, Paris
Large hallmark of a chimera facing right surrounded by a shaped border, Paris.
Large hallmark of a chimera facing right surrounded by a shaped border. For silver import of watches and clocks. Paris from May 10, 1838 to June 29, 1893. In 1893, this hallmark was replaced by the swan hallmark.
Information about the large chimera hallmark on the right (Paris) and the other hallmark illustrations on this site are from the book Traditional French Jewellery, written by Osprey Paris antique jewellery and hallmark expert Mike Fieggen. 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 bookstores. A complete list of the various secret little marks in the hallmarks that allow you to identify in which city an object was hallmarked, as well as a list of the dates when the assay offices are closed, are included in this book. You can thus, for the first time, locate the origin of the jewels and also date them with more precision.
