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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 241314, member: 29"]That looks broken on one end to me. Photo of the blunt end, please. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'd think shoe horn. </p><p><br /></p><p>As to the decoration, the type of crown has meaning. Coronets are used to symbolise ranks in the British aristocracy, but they were and are also used for things like hotels and clubs. Crowns are also used for military and regimental emblems. That's a British crown with fleur de lis. The most probable thing is a club or regiment. </p><p><br /></p><p>Given that it's silver plate, it's unlikely to have belonged to anyone wildly significant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 241314, member: 29"]That looks broken on one end to me. Photo of the blunt end, please. I'd think shoe horn. As to the decoration, the type of crown has meaning. Coronets are used to symbolise ranks in the British aristocracy, but they were and are also used for things like hotels and clubs. Crowns are also used for military and regimental emblems. That's a British crown with fleur de lis. The most probable thing is a club or regiment. Given that it's silver plate, it's unlikely to have belonged to anyone wildly significant.[/QUOTE]
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