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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 112719, member: 44"]I've had a go at the mark's pic with not much luck other to say, I don't think that is the letter P over the "FR". I think it is a device/symbol like a bust/head, a phrygian (liberty cap), ... There might be a partial star or something in the very top peak of the lozenge. I've looked through the few French maker's mark sites online and at the moment can't spot a similar lozenge. I'll keep trying off and on today.</p><p><br /></p><p>No doubt you are very familiar with the following site, but if not, the site has 12 French "FR" and 1 "F&R" silver makers listed with description of their marks, but few pics of the actual marks. </p><p><a href="http://www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>English translation of the page. For some reason all the "FR"s in the left column are showing as "EN"s. As you move done the left column it goes from the FPs to ENs and then to Fray, FS - strange......:</p><p><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=windows-1252" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=windows-1252" rel="nofollow">http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=windows-1252</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another well known French maker's mark site:</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_A.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_A.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_A.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of my edited versions of the mark. They certainly are no better than your pic, but thought I'd throw them into the mix.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]28348[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 112719, member: 44"]I've had a go at the mark's pic with not much luck other to say, I don't think that is the letter P over the "FR". I think it is a device/symbol like a bust/head, a phrygian (liberty cap), ... There might be a partial star or something in the very top peak of the lozenge. I've looked through the few French maker's mark sites online and at the moment can't spot a similar lozenge. I'll keep trying off and on today. No doubt you are very familiar with the following site, but if not, the site has 12 French "FR" and 1 "F&R" silver makers listed with description of their marks, but few pics of the actual marks. [URL]http://www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html[/URL] English translation of the page. For some reason all the "FR"s in the left column are showing as "EN"s. As you move done the left column it goes from the FPs to ENs and then to Fray, FS - strange......: [URL]http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.silvercollection.it/frenchsilversmithsF.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=windows-1252[/URL] Another well known French maker's mark site: [URL]http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_makers_A.html[/URL] --- Susan Here are a couple of my edited versions of the mark. They certainly are no better than your pic, but thought I'd throw them into the mix. [ATTACH=full]28348[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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