Thank you. Yeah that was Jean-Charles Cahier's mark I believe 1801 through 1809.
The reason I ask is according to 925 1000 that round cartouche face mark ending at the neck should be a gold mark . I tested it very gently and...
The mark is on an early 19th century chalice. Here are more of the hallmarks:[ATTACH]
As far as going all out: Charles X hired Cahier to make the liturgical objects for his coronation, also. From what I understand, he was intent...
I respect all your opinions. I'm hoping I can find someone who can run this from speculation to authoritatively proving me right or wrong....
I do own the chalice, not yet for the monstrance. But that is clearly the arms of Napoleon I.
And to discredit all 3 of the following arguments: 1) that Jean-Charles Cahier didn't make the Coronation liturgical objects 2) that his skills...
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[ATTACH] Can anyone tell me if this mark was only used for gold? 925 1000 has it as a strictly gold hallmark (when in a perfectly round...
Just to clarify: your opinion is that there is no relationship between Cahier's chalice and Percier's sketch? The similar elements of design are...
Another question I have is related to its hallmarks. According to 925 1000, the perfectly round hallmark with a face, ending at the neck, was the...
Correction: I meant "king", not "emperor", when referring to coronations of the past.
Another thing to take into consideration: there are items of both the crown and of the cross that were part of the coronation ceremony. This was...
I'm hoping someone on here can support my claim that the liturgical items for the coronation were made by Cahier. The agacanthus leaves match the...
I have what I believe is the chalice that was used for the coronation of Napoleon I. It bears hallmarks that indicates it was made by...
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