072. Hallmark of an Egyptian’s head to the right
Hallmark of an Egyptian’s head to the right in an octagonal frame truncated at the top. Large gold and silver foreign guarantee. Paris 1819-1838. The information on the Egyptian’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
075. Leaf hallmark in an irregularly shaped frame
Leaf hallmark in an irregularly shaped frame. Guarantee mark for small imported items. Departments 1819-1838. Information of the leaf 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 […]
183. Hallmark of rhinoceros head facing left
Rhinoceros head hallmark facing left with a complete horn, surrounded by a shaped border. Remark hallmark stamped every 10 cm on gold chains and flexible bracelets. Departments 1838-1980. Between 1910 and 1912, the rhinoceros head hallmark was used to mark platinum. And between 1940 and 1943, this hallmark accompanied the hallmarks of a dog’s head, […]
