Antique & Ornate London-Sterling Item??..Hallmark ID Help??

I think I was able to get...London..Sterling..Foreign Mfg...1816-1896??...There are a few more hallmarks & makers marks??...What is this??...It has no bottom & could have been attached to something.

 

No help on ID, etc, but it probably once had a glass insert.You give no size, so anything from an ornate salt to a fruit/sauce bowl

 

I think your item is French. The actual maker being Desire Mousset.

http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_D.html

 

And your item cannot have been assayed in London before the 1896 date. It's missing the monarch's head tax mark that was discontinued about 1890.

 

That almost obliterated 6-sided punch was likely the French "made for export" Mercury mark

http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html

 

it's a nice old piece !

 

It is 3" tall & 4"x8" across ....And once again Bakersgma...I thank you for your help!!

 

I'd call the style Rococo, or neo-Rococo, or Rococo Revival.


I'd get Rococo in there somewhere.

 

Bakersgma....I believe this is Claude D.Roussell...Would the 6 side mercury make it .950 silver??..

 

You're probably right. Now that I look back I see the smudged dice under the name.

As for 925 vs 950, I think you can only assume the British mark at 925 without the details on the Mercury. Admittedly the other Mercury is way lower, but still.

 

Good work, Baker! I think the London hallmarks are for Elkington & Co. Ld. (E & Co Ld in 3 circles) for 1896.
7th down on right:
http://www.925-1000.com/dlLondon3.html#M

--- Susan