Featured An Abstract Letter I? Horizontal H? Vulpine Feline Sterling Brooch

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  1. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    Hi Antiquers!
    I need your help identifying a maker's mark on a sterling silver Foxy Cat brooch.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks. 102E8322.JPG 102E8315.JPG 102E8314.JPG
     
    whatmamahad, Oct 6, 2017
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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'd be looking through NA maker's marks. Mountain lion.
     
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  3. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    Thanks. NA?
     
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like a Japanese fox and very amateur finishing on the piece with saw burrs left rough.
     
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  5. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    I agree. The backside is a bit ruff. Could it be a studio jewelry brooch?
    The eyebrow shape is rather dramatic.
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Native American. The paw and claw marks are a clue.
     
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  7. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    Thanks.
    Do you think it's a Dancing Cactus?
     
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  8. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks more like a Kitsune than anything NA.
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I agree, the back is a bit rough, but the design is very dramatic. Certainly reminds me of a kitsune.
    Kitsune masks:
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I think ..Reminds....is not a strong enough word !! :hilarious:

    It's no Native American thing I've ever seen !!
     
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  11. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    Beautiful!
     
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  12. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    The brooch does resemble a Kitsune mask. Do you have any idea of the maker's name? It reminds me of a Japanese character or ideogram. Thanks for the Great Pics!
     
    whatmamahad, Oct 8, 2017
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  13. Hollyblue

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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    And Old Pawn?!!! People are calling everything Old Pawn nowadays, infuriating.
     
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  16. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Yes...but it's been going on for a quite a while...!
     
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