Early Antique Silver Sewing Egg & Thimble Germany Or Netherlands Circa 1780
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EarlyAntique Silver Sewing Egg & Thimble Germanyor Netherlands * Circa 1780 This antiquesolid silver egg is a veryspecial and early one. It unscrews inthe middle and holds an early brass thimble and some tiny hand madecoil top steel pins. The more pointed end also unscrews and hold asmall piece of bee's wax.The egg has engine turned zig zag engraving on the sides and testssolid 800+/1000 pure silver.Thecondition is excellent with no damage and only a li...ttle wear where itwould have been gripped in the center to unscrew. Itmeasures 1 3/8" long and almost 1" in diameter and everythingscrews together perfectly.It dates to c. 1770-90 and is in the same style and heavy weight as thesilver compendiums made at the same time. I've shown it next to one onp. 17 of Kay Sullivan'sbook Needlework Toolsand Accessories - A Dutch Tradition. Shesays that the compendiums were probably made in Germany and importedinto the Netherlands. She also shows this thimble, in plate 35 on p.62. The egg weighs a very solid 25.5 grams. Thethimble is an early Dutch brass example of about the same date. It isalso in great condition with no holes, repairs or other damage. It'sabout anAmerican size 8 (15 mm diameter opening).
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EarlyAntique Silver Sewing Egg & Thimble Germanyor Netherlands * Circa 1780 This antiquesolid silver egg is a veryspecial and early one. It unscrews inthe middle and holds an early brass thimble and some tiny hand madecoil top steel pins. The more pointed end also unscrews and hold asmall piece of bee's wax.The egg has engine turned zig zag engraving on the sides and testssolid 800+/1000 pure silver.Thecondition is excellent with no damage and only a li...ttle wear where itwould have been gripped in the center to unscrew. Itmeasures 1 3/8" long and almost 1" in diameter and everythingscrews together perfectly.It dates to c. 1770-90 and is in the same style and heavy weight as thesilver compendiums made at the same time. I've shown it next to one onp. 17 of Kay Sullivan'sbook Needlework Toolsand Accessories - A Dutch Tradition. Shesays that the compendiums were probably made in Germany and importedinto the Netherlands. She also shows this thimble, in plate 35 on p.62. The egg weighs a very solid 25.5 grams. Thethimble is an early Dutch brass example of about the same date. It isalso in great condition with no holes, repairs or other damage. It'sabout anAmerican size 8 (15 mm diameter opening).
I stand behindeverything that I offer and guarantee that it is exactly aspresented. **Full Insurance is included in the low shipping price for all of myauctions. **
I accept payment through PayPal, eBayor a check.
Join with others wholove thimbles & needlework tools
Join Thimble CollectorsInternational
Despitethe name, this organization is for people who collect needlework toolsAnd thimbles.It's the largest collectors group in the world focusing on thesewonderful little pieces of history. Themembershipbenefits are outstanding. They have a convention every two years whereyou'll have a chance to attend great programs and meet others sharingyour interests. Youwill receive an excellent quarterly magazine, the "Bulletin". The member's sections of thewebsite have dozens ofresearch articles, hundreds of fake and repro items to beware of andprice guides. There is also a chat room where you can askquestions and get expert feedback about your collection. Checkthem out today at thimblecollectors dot com.
