Cufflinks - Male Figure - 800 - 46 FL

[natNYC]

i know these aren't sterling, they are coin silver.
Any info/insight into these odd little cufflinks.

THe figure on the front looks like a male figure, reminds me of a victorian door knocker.

Each panel is identical.
The back of the posts are marked "800" and what looks like "46 - FL"

any info or insight would be greatly appreciated!

[dognose]

Hi,

That would be 46 FI.

The maker was Saccardi Donatello Angiolo of Firenze

To understand more see: http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html

Trev.

[Gorgoni]

FYI of interest, the male Victorian door-knocker style decoration is call the "Green Man" motif (L'homme Vert in French).

Here is a bit of background to this interesting design,
http://www.greenmanenigma.com/history.html

[natNYC]

That is really fascinating, thank you for sharing!