Please help me identify this brooch

[Zygimjani]

Hello!

So I got this silver brooch but I can't identify anything... the first part of the hallmark looks like an animal on some kind of à ring I guess? The second one looks like à face on an animal... Maybe cat or a lion. The forth is two lettres (ow, or om or who knows...)....

I lost any hope to find anything, please help me.

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Your brooch appears to have been assayed at Dublin. Clearer images of the marks may provide more detail.

Trev.

[AG2012]

Hi,
What about Edinburgh 1975-1998 ?

The marks were upside down.
Maker`s mark, lion rampant, three towers, date letter.


Better images are needed, though.

Regards

[Zygimjani]

Unfortunetly my caméra can't do the job properly, the marks are very tiny. Still, you guys are géniuses. Thank you very much for putting me on track.

[Zygimjani]

It is Dublin and it is upside down. Now I clearly see Dublin and letter P

[AG2012]

Pay attention to the tail in the mark (red arrow).
Compare with Edinburg marks.
Dublin marks are rectangles with cut corners.

[silvermakersmarks]

It is most definitely Edinburgh and the date letter appears to be the Q of 1990. The sponsor's mark is MG which is the mark of Ortak Silvercraft of Kirkwall, Orkney, the initials being those of Malcolm Gray.

Phil

[Zygimjani]

Ooooh now I see.... well... I couldn't have done it without you guys. Many many many thanks