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Title: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: radorado on January 03, 2016, 12:24:39 PM

Hello everyone here.I recently got a silver pendant.Don't know anything about from where s coming ,or how much it cost.I will be glad ,if here is someone ,that can give me some answers.Thank you very much.Here are pics of both sides of the pendant.

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: Jlsherf on January 03, 2016, 03:00:14 PM

Could this be The Literary and Debating Society?  I found this bit of history about this society from college in Ireland.  See if this helps your searching.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_and_Debating_Society_(NUI_Galway)#Free_State_era

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: Pelady on January 03, 2016, 06:08:33 PM

Hi Radorado,
Can you describe the lettering and the silver hallmarks?  I can't make out the 3 letters on the top front.  On the back whom does it say the donor is, can you tell what the hallmark symbols are, and are the letters under the hallmark M & B ?
Interesting there are many "Ignatius Leong" Most of them are of Asian descent, particularly Hong Kong or Malaysia.
PeLady

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: KC on January 05, 2016, 12:32:56 AM

Looks like:

DONOR
DR S. C. Lip

Sure looks like M&B to me as well.

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: KC on January 05, 2016, 12:25:36 PM

This most likely was made by Marples & Beasley, 1906 - 1928. They were renowned Jewellers & medallists, Albion Street then later South Road c1945, Birmingham!

If you search Marples and Beasley medals, medallions you will find that there are quite a few out there AND that they generally hold value!!  👏 Clapping happily!

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: awhitetriangle on January 10, 2016, 03:39:08 AM

i cant make out the first of the hall marks but if birmingham it will be an anchor, the second is the lion passant meaning its sterling silver the next is the date letter x which for birmingham would be 1947, so it ties fairly well with the date on the front.

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: Ipcress on January 10, 2016, 04:22:42 PM

You should google Dr Lip Seng Chiew. Quite an interesting person and he was the " donor " of the award.

SMI is the St Michaels Institution in Ipoh

Title: Re: Silver pendant with inlaid inscription from 1949
Post by: mart on January 10, 2016, 07:51:15 PM

Good going there Ipcress,, give you a brownie point !! I didn`t find a thing !!