Unusual Antique Egyptian Style Sewing Chatelaine w/ 3 Tools * French * C1890

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Antique Egyptian Style Sewing Chatelaine w/ 3 Tools
French * Circa 1890
This unusual antique chatelaine is silver plated with traces of light gilding. It is complete with three chains and attached tools.
It's in the Egyptian style with a pharaoh's mask as the waist plaque. It's unusual for other reasons as well. The three chains all have filigree style containers that hold the tools. Even the needle case has a sheath that holds it. The attachments include a scissors sheath with silver plated scissors, a thimble bucket with a silver thimble and sheath holding a silver plated needle case
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The scissors have a scrolling design and are clearly French so I'm sure the chatelaine is as well. They are 3 5/8" long. The steel blades are tight with sharp points and they cut well. The matching needle case is also silver plated. The thimble is silver with a scroll design on the band. It is stamped with the French silver boar's head hallmarks for 800/1000 pure silver. It's in excellent condition, in round with no holes, dents or other damage. It's about an American size 7 (14.5 mm diameter opening). The thimble was the only personal item where the size was important and would have been added by the purchaser of the chatelaine
The condition of the chatelaine is excellent with no dents or loss. The chains are strong and intact. The chatelaine measures 8 1/4" long and has a belt clip on the back of the waist plaque. I'm convinced it is all original.
A chatelaine by the same maker is shown on p. 142 (Plate 117) of
Chatelaines, Utility to Glorious Extravagance
by Genevieve Cummins & Nerylla Taunton. It has the pharaoh mask on the perfume bottle rather than at the top, but the holders are in the same style.
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