162. Mercury’s head hallmark on the left, third gold title.
Illustration of the head punch of Mercury on the left (3rd title) surrounded by a listel
Hallmark of Mercury’s head on the left (3rd title) surrounded by a truncated oval frame, number 2 under the chin and different on the neck. For export of silver 2nd title ( 800/000 ). Paris and departments from April 1 , 1879 to 1994.
The information on the Mercury head hallmark to the left and the other hallmark illustrations on this site come from the book Les Bijoux des Français, 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 the 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 guarantee offices, 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.
Book available on this site or visit the site www.bijouxregionaux.fr
