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    Posted 8 years ago

    Dallibone
    (101 items)

    This cool pin is really old. It's Sterling silver and signed. It looks like medieval shield of some sort. Does anyone have a clue?

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    Comments

    1. Windwalker, 8 years ago
      Nice...
    2. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      It's fairly modern, comparatively. Maybe late Victorian.
      One can make 'medieval' STYLE at any time, while it is still from the time it is made in.
    3. Dizzydave Dizzydave, 8 years ago
      allegiance badge ?
    4. Dizzydave Dizzydave, 8 years ago
      Iona! https://www.google.com/search?q=medieval+badge+sterling&biw=1366&bih=655&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXtMW9xvbMAhUl2oMKHRCJBQAQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=iona+silver+brooch
    5. Dizzydave Dizzydave, 8 years ago
      http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SILVER-BROOCH-FROM-IONA-/152043988233?hash=item2366872509:g:R7MAAOSwtUtXBMWm
    6. Dallibone Dallibone, 8 years ago
      Thank you!!! What country do you think it's from
    7. Dizzydave Dizzydave, 8 years ago
      http://www.alexander-ritchie.co.uk/marks.htm
    8. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      i would describe it as Victorian Gothic, rather than Medieval.
    9. TassieDevil TassieDevil, 8 years ago
      Love Alexander Ritchie pieces! This is really nice.......
    10. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      Reading the article above it looks to be from the early 1920's.

      "During the 1920s a method of registered numbers was used for several years by the Ritchies on their silverwork, but this seems to have been found unsatisfactory as it was discontinued in favour of a full set of British hallmarks. The example above shows a 6 digit Ritchie registered number (stamped on the item as Rd No) from the reverse of a penannular brooch, along with the AR and IONA marks."
    11. IVAN49 IVAN49, 8 years ago
      Six digit Rd No starting with 6 was registered in 1913, but it does not mean the brooch was actually made in 1913, but later, as suggested by vetraio50, most probably during several years in the early 1920`s.
    12. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 8 years ago
      Not really anything like a medieval shield unless all the professional catalogs are wrong and you are right.
    13. IVAN49 IVAN49, 8 years ago
      ``Unusual silver brooch known locally as the 'starfish' brooch - believed to have been inspired by a starfish seen on one of Iona's beaches.``
      http://www.alexander-ritchie.co.uk/disc_brooch2.htm
    14. Dallibone Dallibone, 8 years ago
      Wow y'all have been incredibly helpful! I can't thank you enough (:
    15. Moonhill Moonhill, 8 years ago
      You have a Great Piece of early Scottish silver made by Alexander Ritchie on the holy island of Iona. His silver became popular after Queen Victoria made a visit to the island. I think the knot work is a copy of a star fish he found while walking along the ocean. There is a green marble that is only found on Iona that he used in a lot of his work. Today his work is very $$$.
    16. Dallibone Dallibone, 8 years ago
      Wait I don't think this piece is marked 925. What is this made of ?
    17. IVAN49 IVAN49, 8 years ago
      Early pieces were not hallmarked for silver.I think A.R. was privileged.

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