Featured Silver Mark ID Please

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Mat, Jun 27, 2023.

  1. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    Hi all, please help me to identify the country of origin, age and maker of this silver figure of St Jacob J1.jpg IMG_20230627_193717.jpg .
     
    Mat, Jun 27, 2023
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The 925 mark is a bit dark, but it looks like it could be 20th century Italian. Impressive piece, Mat.
     
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  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    The scallop shell is often connected with pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and he does seem to be wearing them as badges.

    The mark looks like Æ, which apparently occurs in most western European languages.
     
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  4. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    St. James (Santiago de Compostela) is usually associated w/ a scallop shell.Supposedly when his remains were discovered they were covered in scallop shells.
    Lovely statue !
     
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  5. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Wow, that’s nice! How tall? Can you get a loupe on the small mark?
     
    J Dagger, Jun 27, 2023
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  6. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    Thank you all for your comments! The height is about 17.5 cm. I tried to make a better photo of the mark, this is the best I could get. mark.jpg
     
    Mat, Jun 28, 2023
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  7. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    Could it be German, too? Most .925 silver figures that one can find seem to be from there....
     
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