Inscription: [1](engraved under each foot) Biennais / Orfre de S.M. / l'Empereur et Roi / à Paris
[2](scratched under base .2, possible inventory number): 1632 24
[3](scratched under base .3, possible inventory number): 1631 24 or 1651 24
Marking: [1] B, 2 pellets, a monkey above, in a vertical lozenge (maker's mark)
[2] Head of Apollo with 1, in an oval (unofficial quality mark for first standard silver, 1794-97)
[3] Cock with 1, in horizontal octagon (Paris mark for first standard silver, 1809-1819)
[4] Head of Minerva, in a circle (Paris medium excise mark for silver, 1809-1819)
[5] Fasces with ax blade at center left (Paris restricted warranty mark for silver, 1809-1819)
Location of marks:
[1], [2] on main shaft, each branch and under base of each
[3], [4] on center nozzle, rim of base, and sockets of bobêches of each
[5] on central shaft and branches of each
