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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stracci, post: 3383265, member: 13814&quot;]At a consignment shop, I found this French taste vin or sommelier cup.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has the first Minerva mark, so it&#039;s 950 sterling, and I acid tested it, to confirm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]301193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]301194[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]301195[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So here is the Minerva mark. There is a number 1 next to her forehead.[ATTACH=full]301196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]301197[/ATTACH]Above is the mark on the handle.</p><p>The maker&#039;s mark is stamped on top of Minerva. You can see the lozenge shape with an E over the side of her head.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure who the maker is.</p><p>One web site says it is Ernest Prost, but another website gives conflicting information, so I can&#039;t be sure.</p><p>Compared to other similar ones I&#039;ve seen, the style looks like late 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you all think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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