Featured monogrammed silver little thingy

hi guys

anyone have an idea what this little silver thing was for (1" by 1")

my first thought was from a bakelite napkin ring type, but unsure

dismissed it a while ago as thought it was something broken (but doesnt appear to be)

think now might look nice repurposed as a ring (maybe soldered on to silver plain type )

hallmarks impossible to make out, or picture

any thoughts appreciated (sorry came out quite dark)

 

Possible French maker's mark in the diamond shaped lozenge. Holly will tell you it's stamped. I have no clue what it was originally.

 

cool thanks bakers, im just curious more than anything, thinking it must have been linked to something on each side

 

It’s odd that it’s asymmetrical on the sides.

 

The photos aren't in focus,it looks like casting bubble on the monogram and the piece was pierced with a saw.

 

yeah i thought that too, thinking some sort of clasp for a book or alike

 

will try and get a few better shots tomorrow, i can see the hallmark with a loupe, so will try and get a shot of it

 

i think it might be that now, to fasten a book or diary maybe

 

maybe something a bit (a bit) like this

 

I believe it's a buckle of some sort?

 

I reckon that is a walking cane ornament.

 

Both great shouts

The different side shapes makes me think buckle of some kind

But the curve fits on a cane almost perfectly

Absolutely it's a cane buckle

 

All I know is it is clearly mine, with that initial.

The asymmetry would suggest there is another one.

 

good point m........ i mean Aj

seems like there should be another part that connects on the extended side

 

probably a complete exercise in futility regarding the mark, but heres what it looks like, and I'm forever being told its good to exercise

 

I see the French boar mark for .800 silver at the top. The lozenge shape is a maker's mark.

 

The boar (head), 1838-now:

 

awesome thanks aj, definitely gonna get it turned into a ring as its a perfect contender for my bare fattest finger