Ornate Antique Silver Sewing Chatelaine English 4 Attachments Circa 1890s
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OrnateAntique Silver Sewing Chatelaine English* 4 Attachments * Circa 1890s This ornatechatelaine is silver platedand dates to the late 19thcentury.The open filigree waistplaque is decorated with faces, griffins, scrolls and ram's heads. The matchingsilver linkchainshavefaces and springclips at theends. Thetoolshave repouseé scrolling face designs and include athimble bucket with thimble, a disc style pincushion, an aide memoir (notebook) and a penc...il.I think they are all original. The thimble bucket andpin cushion arelined with the original blue velvet. The thimbleis an early sterling clad Dorcas thimble by Charles Horner.Thecondition is excellent, crisp with no holes and isabout an American size 8 (15mm diameter opening). The aidememoir has 3 ivory colored"pages".The pencil twists out and has lead. Theconditionof the chatelaine & all of the attachments is excellent with nodents orotherdamage. The chatelainemeasures 13" long from top to bottom andhas a stronghinged clip onthe back. The clip is stamped "EPNS" for Electo Plated Nickel Silverand it has a crown which dates it before 1897. This mark was banned onsilverplated wares after that date as it too closely resembled theSheffield assay mark for sterling silver.
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OrnateAntique Silver Sewing Chatelaine English* 4 Attachments * Circa 1890s This ornatechatelaine is silver platedand dates to the late 19thcentury.The open filigree waistplaque is decorated with faces, griffins, scrolls and ram's heads. The matchingsilver linkchainshavefaces and springclips at theends. Thetoolshave repouseé scrolling face designs and include athimble bucket with thimble, a disc style pincushion, an aide memoir (notebook) and a penc...il.I think they are all original. The thimble bucket andpin cushion arelined with the original blue velvet. The thimbleis an early sterling clad Dorcas thimble by Charles Horner.Thecondition is excellent, crisp with no holes and isabout an American size 8 (15mm diameter opening). The aidememoir has 3 ivory colored"pages".The pencil twists out and has lead. Theconditionof the chatelaine & all of the attachments is excellent with nodents orotherdamage. The chatelainemeasures 13" long from top to bottom andhas a stronghinged clip onthe back. The clip is stamped "EPNS" for Electo Plated Nickel Silverand it has a crown which dates it before 1897. This mark was banned onsilverplated wares after that date as it too closely resembled theSheffield assay mark for sterling silver.
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.
