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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 328067, member: 29"]The entwined beasties are Saxon. They are worms, another name for dragons, which of course, St George slew. I've seen ancient jewellery and metalwork decorated like that. </p><p><br /></p><p>The shield is indeed for St George, but he was the patron saint of a great many countries. Dipped flags are typical of our heraldic crests. </p><p><br /></p><p>English, I'd say. Mid to late 19th C with all that fashion for Arthurian legend and stuff. Also a time when we pinched furniture forms from all over. The leather is very William Morris, too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 328067, member: 29"]The entwined beasties are Saxon. They are worms, another name for dragons, which of course, St George slew. I've seen ancient jewellery and metalwork decorated like that. The shield is indeed for St George, but he was the patron saint of a great many countries. Dipped flags are typical of our heraldic crests. English, I'd say. Mid to late 19th C with all that fashion for Arthurian legend and stuff. Also a time when we pinched furniture forms from all over. The leather is very William Morris, too.[/QUOTE]
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