Singed on glass: Cristallerie de Galle a Nancy; on base: Cardeilhac et al;
The silver is marked twice with the French hallmark of a Minerva head, used in France from 1838 to 1973,
First grade silver 950/00. This is an alloy of 950/oo of pure silver.
The silver has the maker’s mark in a lozenge frame, comprised of: crowned Legion d’honneur cross,
A croissant and the initials “EC” is registered at the Parisian Garantie office in 1851 and canceled in 1904.
The Cardeilac firm was managed by Ernest Antoine Cardeilhac (1851-1904).
per Barry Shifman, October 17, 2016
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
See for a general article, Anne Gros, "Les montures Art nouveau de Cardeilhac autour de 1900, Revue du Louvre, 2018-no. 3, pp. 89-99
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