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Message:: [QUOTE="komokwa, post: 107942, member: 301"]<img src="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4bBIS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> In 1935, the third standard full mark was introduced (Figs. 4 a), which was in use until 1983 <a href="http://www.ascasonline.org/articoloGIUGN130.html#Literature" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ascasonline.org/articoloGIUGN130.html#Literature" rel="nofollow">(Literature: 1, 5)</a>. Instead of the initials "CC" it contains the initials "OC" which means "Orfèvrerie Christofle" (Silversmith Christofle). It should be noted that contrary to the "CC" oval/square mark, the "OC" mark is enclosed in a lined rectangular box. We will call this mark "OC" oval/rectangular mark. Another difference lies in the drawing inside the oval. While the standard "OC" oval/rectangular mark contains a bee (Fig. 4 b), the above-mentioned "CC" oval/square mark contains some kind of flower (rosette) instead of a bee (Fig. 2 c). The size of the oval is about 1.6 mm x 2.6 mm (for four items at my disposal), which more or less corresponds to the size of the oval in the "CC" mark (see above). The ratio for the "CHRISTOFLE" inscription is 8.6 (mean value for five items) and again corresponds to the ratio value in the case of "CC" mark. The full mark, used in 1935-1983, includes another unique element to indicate the silver-plating <a href="http://www.ascasonline.org/articoloGIUGN130.html#Literature" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ascasonline.org/articoloGIUGN130.html#Literature" rel="nofollow">(Literature: 6)</a>, namely, a "knight" chess figure between two letters "O" and "C" in a square box (Fig. 4 c). The size of the box varies between 1.8 mm x 1.8 mm and 2.2 mm x 2.2 mm.<a href="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4bBIS.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4bBIS.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Fig. 4 a: Standard full mark used between 1935 and 1983 (without numbering)<a href="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4cBIS.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4cBIS.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4dBIS.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4dBIS.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.ascasonline.org/NIKOCHRISTOFLE4d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>Fig. 4 b: The "OC" oval/rectangular markFig. 4 c: The silver-plating designation,used in 1935-1983 Posted as a learning tool........but credit this author for his fine work... LITERATURE1. Marc de Ferrière, Christofle: 150 ans d’Art et de Rève. Dossier de l’Art, No.2, pp.3-73 (1991)2. Christofle. Orfèvrerie Argentée, 1862-1883. (Reprint produced by Collection Livres, Bruxelles, 2004)3. Christofle & Cie. Orfèvres Usines à Paris et à Saint-Denis. (Siège Social et Manufacture, 56, rue de Bondy, Paris, 1922)4. Kathryn Vaughn, private communication5. Christofle: Marks & History, <a href="http://www.925-1000.com/a_christofle.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/a_christofle.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/a_christofle.html</a>6. Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk and Claudia Kanowski, Modern Art of Metallwork. (Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, 2001), pp. 386-393 David Nikogosyan can be contacted at <a href="mailto:niko@phys.ucc.ie">niko@phys.ucc.ie</a> Prof. David N. Nikogosyan, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland- 2010 -  [/QUOTE]

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