" Beautiful Generous Cup From The Argental Company With A Standing Dolphin In Silver Nickel Silver Late 19th Century"
Argental is a former French goldsmith company founded at the end of the 19th century, promoting silverware by electrolysis and which was active during the first three quarters of the 20th century specializing in nickel silver (zinc, copper and lead). The headquarters and the exhibition store were located in Paris but the factory in Coulommiers; Argental was taken over in 1968 by Ercuis. Its hallmark is a halberd head framed by STE & A.