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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scentman, post: 828990, member: 11551&quot;]Brilliant, Any Jewelry! I think you&#039;re spot on. The &#039;sword mark&#039; you mention had puzzled me. It is actually an applied piece of metal (see photo) which looked a bit out of place, considering its location, alignment and the quality of manufacture of the rest of the bottle. It is worn (polished) flat, but the shape is very similar to the Dutch &#039;sword mark D&#039; in the &#039;<a href="http://www.925-1000.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com" rel="nofollow">www.925-1000.com</a>&#039; picture (attached), and the accompanying text (attached) suggests use from 1814.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your info about the Netherlands being annexed by France was entirely new to me, and the Wikipedia entry (attached) confirms the dates as 1809 to 1813. This doesn&#039;t quite tie in with the date of use of the &#039;sword mark&#039;, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;shell shape&#039; frame (courtesy of Fid)around the French manufacturer&#039;s mark from 1884, on items intended for export, is fascinating, and the shape certainly looks right. The &#039;symbol&#039; mentioned could be the rooster, but where is the maker&#039;s initial (unless the &#039;6&#039; is actually a &#039;G&#039;)? And I don&#039;t understand the reference to &quot;l&#039;indication du titre en K ou M&quot; - is there more following text which explains that?</p><p><br /></p><p>This puzzle is fascinating!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]193773[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]193797[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]193798[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]193776[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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