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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Michael Wright, post: 4115801, member: 20344&quot;]Firstly being new here my thanks for the informative responses[ATTACH=full]330651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]330651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]330652[/ATTACH] to my previous, and first, thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>This brooch is a mystery and if anyone has any thoughts that they would care to share, they would be most welcome. It looks silver but is probably base metal, it measures approximately 2&quot; across and may have been hand made, the pin on the reverse appears to be a replacement but the securing hook, probably original. The motto &#039;PRO MITRA CORONAM&#039;, a mitre for a crown, relates to a Scottish family called Sharp and an incident in the 1650&#039;s, as does the coronet, what I can&#039;t pin down is the nature of the heraldic bird on the right hand side and why does it have it&#039;s foot on a Fleur de Lys, also what is the significance of the triangular shape with three dots on the bird&#039;s beak.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts however random would be really appreciated, I keep coming back to this brooch, it&#039;s a beautiful item and I would love to know a bit more about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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