Does anyone know what this is?

That thing is evil I tells ya! EVIL!!!! Get rid of it!
Just kidding. I just posted on another thread about finding stuff at thrift stores.
I used to make fun of my sister and her friends for going there, and now I go "thrifting"
when I have time. That pin or brooch you found looks pretty cool.

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Whatever you do, do NOT polish it, it could lost its value.
www.925-1000.com...
Try to find silver mark in the site above, maybe you just hit the jack pot.

It looks a buckle for some type of strap, probably not a belt buckle though because the shape and design of it doesn`t look like something a man would use.

My second guess is that it might be a drawer pull or decoration that attaches to some type of furniture.

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My guess is that you have found some old curtain tieback holders. I live in a century old apartment and there is a small 3X6" block of wood in the wall on either side of my window. If the blocks had screws or nails sticking out of them (which I think mine did at one time) you maybe could fit the ornament on the fixed block of wood and then place each end of the tieback band onto the hook at the back.

I'm thinking it may be older than you think.
Looks remarkably like a shoe buckle to me




Just a thought

On the back side of this item, it seems to be missing the other small bar going across just like the top part. I still believe it could be a fancy napkin ring .

Looks like a belt buckle but it could be used for anything to be honest.