Featured Large Vintage Viking Celtic Dog Brooch Pin Sterling Silver

Help decipher the stigma. Any information is interesting. Diameter is 5 centimeters.

 

Imported into Dublin (the "crossed" M) by 2001 but I'm having trouble reading the sponsor mark (I presume the 2 letters furthest left.)

Import marks list - http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/import.html

 

AJB ?
Aidan J Breen

 

Aidan J Breen is a Dublin native and is a pioneer of the Renaissance of Celtic jewellery, Aidan was trained in his craft by a traditional seven year apprenticeship as a “chaser” beginning at age 14 at M.H.Gill and Son,Church Furnishers in Dublin.

 

His website (in case others want to go there directly) http://www.aidanjbreen.com/

The images of his registered marks in the Dublin Assay Office are so clear I am still having trouble matching to what's impressed on the brooch.

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Dublin-AE.html#AJ

 

Not Aiden J. Breen's mark - the sponsor's mark would belong to an importer/retailer...

~Cheryl

 

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Large-Vinta...166238?hash=item2623ba415e:g:DyIAAOSwBDhdSvXX

 

Apples and oranges,2 pieces of the same design made by 2 different people.The ebay link is a Breen piece and the OP's cast piece is someone else.

 

Your link shows a hand-crafted brooch with the same round dog motif from the Book of Kells, bearing proper Aiden J. Breen hallmarks - your piece is cast, bearing European Convention marks indicating import into Dublin...

~Cheryl