958/1000 18th Century French Silver, finer than both English Sterling. 950 French Minerve Silver - not for the 'faint of Heart'.Ī Rare and beautifully executed Tastevin, handmade and fully Hallmarked in the finest.
WINE TASTERS or Tastevins, or Wineskin Weinschlauch, or Taste-vinsįrance Hallmarks including Hallmark for Paris, 1779.įiner than English Sterling and. + La Prise formée par deux Serpents stylisés Model, Serpent Handle, Thumb Rest i.e., Modèle Poignée de Serpent, Repos de pouceġ8th Century Wine Taster Rare, Historic French Tastevin made 6 years before the French Revolution in finest. Wine Taster, Tastevin Silver, Antique -Très bon état. Please eMail me if you have any Questions. Who was it that said sadly, 'A Sucker is born every day?' You must ask Questions and Buyers are entitled to know all of the Hallmarks which is the DNA of the item.Īsk Questions, 'Silver' almost always has Hallmarks, which are the object's D N A. ' 'Ignorance is Bliss' and, it is what the Seller hopes for. by 'spidermonkey10' in the UK, who should have known better. See item # 311892029972, with apurious Date, 1796 but it is a 20th Century 'Fake' with a Minerve Hallmark by Marc Parrod, Nor 'PARROT', also a 20th Century Silversmith, Sold for more than $240. No Hallmarks shown or described, just a Coin that was inserted along with the Seller's Questionable, Misleading or intentionally false Description calling it a '1740 Wine Taster'. Please see this $2,000 Example now on eBay as item # 351808876351. Parrod was a 20th Century Silversmith, so how could he have made the one on sale dated 1890? Some Sellers misspell his Name as 'Parrot'Īnd more often than not, offer a false date for the piece. More importantly there is a French Silver Hallmark, the Minerve making this Taster a much later example but used by Parrod to Fake a Date by engraving a spurious Date to make it appear Older. Silversmith shown is the infamous, Marc Parrod, from Dijon France, and this Taster has his Hallmarks "M flêche P". 925 Silver is acceptable.Ī Coin inset into a Wine Tqster does NOT Date the Wine Taster, only the Coin. I have never seen, touched a Solid Silver Wine Taster, meaning made of 'Pure Silver'.
WINE TASTERS or Tastevins, or Wineskin Weinschlauch, or Taste-vinsīEWARE of Sellers calling everything STERLING or SILVER or SOLID Silver without HALLMARKS or, just some obscure unidentifide 'Marks'.
Photos describe a FAKE Wine Taster, Spurious Date 1767, Hallmarks of Silversmith and Control Mark make it a '20th Century' Fake, see my Photos 1767 Dated Wine Taster with FALSE and / or MISLEADING DESCRIPTIONS on eBay with Wine Tasters
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