Makers Mark on solid silver shoe buckle?

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I dug this amazing solid silver Georgian Paste Stone shoe buckle and noticed what looks like a very small oval stamp on it. I can't get a very good picture of it using my ipad and don't have my hi-res camera with me at the time. Any chance someone might be able to help ID it and maybe shed some light on the maker?
 

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Yes a better picture would help.Swan MM.webp

I do believe the maker’s mark could be a swan in a circle. Made by Anthony Gabry, born in 1746, He was a silver (first, I think) and goldsmith in Gouda, died in 1819.
 

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Not sure if this is helpful but here is a somewhat enhanced picture of the mark at 4 different rotations:

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Does look like the mark Sentrom provided. The French have also used little pictorial marks like that throughout history also. Great find.
 

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