Beautiful antique Victorian Art Nouveau solid silver chatelaine pocket knife case with flip out knife, pick and scissors extensions. It has raised laurel leaves and flowers and swirling ribbons in an Art Nouveau design on both sides of the silver case. Extensions iare likely stainless steel.
Fun to wear, and useful!
No chain is included.
MEASUREMENTS:
About 2.5 inches long. It weighs 33 grams.
MARKS:
Lots of hallmarks! The piece is marked with the boar's head mark for French solid silver items. It is also marked "Metaux Divers" which is French for "Various Metals", as the case is solid silver and the blade and center workings of the knife are likely stainless steel. Also has the silversmith maker's mark but I could not identify it.
IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES:
Please note that all my pieces are pre-owned with age to them so they are in estate condition. Works very well. No broken parts or excessive rust. It has a nice antique patina to the silver. Still very nicely shaped and eye catching. Surface wear and scratches from use and polish. Some stubborn tarnish spots. Still a sturdy, eye catching piece with many years left in it, But Please note that due to age this is not in mint condition. Can be hard to pull out the extensions but it is intended to be this way so they don't flop out but spring in and out. Just takes a bit of tactile strength especially to pull the little tab of the scissors.
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