Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 133154, member: 55&quot;]To paraphrase myself: I was not saying I saw a crescent.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was saying that the six-pointed star has become a Jewish symbol only in relatively recent times; long before that, the star, whether with 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 points, was a symbol of Turkish or Ottoman origin (and of course the star has also been used as a symbol in a great many other cultures).</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; You can find differing versions of historical matters, but most of the articles I&#039;ve found indicate that the strong association which we have today between Judaism and the six-pointed star began in the late 19th century and &quot;The symbol became representative of the worldwide Zionist community, and later the broader Jewish community, after it was chosen as the central symbol on a flag at the First Zionist Conference in 1897.&quot; (Wikipedia)</p><p><br /></p><p>The star symbol was joined with a crescent to become a symbol of the Ottoman Empire around 1750, but the number of points on that star did not become fixed until much later.&nbsp; Both before and after that date the star by itself was used as a Turkish or Ottoman symbol.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that as background, I concluded 1) that the six-pointed star on your item likely had no Judaic connection 2) that it might have had an Ottoman Empire connection, but that 3) it was most likely purely decorative.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The original question asked was &quot;Is that a common symbol in antiques and what does it mean in this case?&quot; and my answer would be that yes, it is a common symbol in antiques, and it doesn&#039;t necessarily mean anything in this case.</p><p>I see things that remind me of Norse, Irish, and French influences, but I don&#039;t see anything that points to a particular style or country of origin.</p><p>Perhaps others can shed more light, and I&#039;m sorry if my historical digression seemed intrusive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in