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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1756957, member: 111&quot;]Great buy, especially the .950 fineness!&nbsp; Given the variety of marks and small differences in size, it&#039;s obviously assembled, likely put together over several years - the only mark a quick search identified was the &#039;LL-with-rabbit&#039;, appears to be Laurent Labbé working 1829-52, so points to probable 19th century manufacture for all - but given the nature of French hallmarks, finding the other makers and their working years would be the only way to really pin it down.</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Filets&#039; is a classic French pattern, produced in both silver and silverplate, but can understand it prompting a closer look.&nbsp; Regarding the fork tines, the differences have nothing to do with manufacturing defects, they are all just worn to various degrees, the softer high quality silver contributing to their wear (but it does suggest many decades of use).&nbsp; The pointy extended tip on the spoons is typical of 19th century French silver and was used into the 20th century, it can also be found in less extreme form on other European spoons as well as American coin - the smallest spoon with the oval bowl was probably damaged or badly worn, and reshaped.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A 1911 Ercuis catalog page showing both the pattern and pointy bowls on silverplate spoons:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]238935[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The fork in this Danish .826 silver youth set from 1913 shows the start of tine wear:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]238936[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And this Danish serving spoon from the same period shows the less extreme pointy tip:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]238937[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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