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German ? maker, help needed

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May 09, 2012, 09:36
Pete Riley
German ? maker, help needed
Hi all,just got hold of a silver hunter but cant find much info on the maker. I say its German because it has a crown and moon stamp. It also has a winged symbol and "Mercure" then what looks like a grouse or anyway a bird, and "R 800 F".
all 3 lids are numbered with same number as movement but there is no other info on the movement.. would like to find a maker and how old it is. will try pics later but the marks are pretty small
thanks in advance
May 09, 2012, 09:50
Martin Wagner
Germany is a good guess as they manufactured many items in .800 silver pre-WWII, as witnessed by a set of flatware that I owned several years ago.

As for the other markings....well, 1 picture is worth 1000 words.

Cheers
May 09, 2012, 10:04
Pete Riley
Hi Martin, just tried to get a pic but what with flash and reflection the marks dont show at all.
to be clear the "mercure" is not the mercurys head export mark, its a symbol and the word Mercure.