A GILT METAL ETUI & CHATALAINE
Description: A GILT METAL ETUI & CHATALAINE
The chain mail design chatelaine with a central panel decorated with a classical scene, with a clip back decorated with mythological creatures suspending two thimble cases and an etui, finely cast and chased with figures on a matted groun with classical scrolling foliage, the etui fitted with three contemporary implements.
England, circa 1750.
Length 20cm
PROVENANCE:
Grovs Antiques, London
The Collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1979
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Description: A GILT METAL ETUI & CHATALAINE
The chain mail design chatelaine with a central panel decorated with a classical scene, with a clip back decorated with mythological creatures suspending two thimble cases and an etui, finely cast and chased with figures on a matted groun with classical scrolling foliage, the etui fitted with three contemporary implements.
England, circa 1750.
Length 20cm
PROVENANCE:
Grovs Antiques, London
The Collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1979
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Time, Location
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