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Repoussé silver cape clasp
Before 1850
Repoussé silver
H. 70; L. 150 mm
Condition
Good condition.
Punctuation marks
Two identical warranty marks:
guarantee silver first title, 1838: Minerva's head.
One maker's mark in a vertical lozenge on the flat part of the hook

Description
Clasp made of two repoussé silver parts equipped with a solid hook and a hollow hook; decoration with diamond-pointed motifs arranged around a central fleur-de-lis. On the solid hook, incised decoration of small flowers.

Comment
These clasps that fastened capes or mantles were generally, in the 18th and 19th centuries, used with regional dress. Most often in silver, they could constitute an element of a young woman's dowry.

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Agrafe de cape en argent repoussé
Avant 1850
Argent repoussé
H. 70 ; L. 150 mm
État de conservation
Bon état de conservation.
Poinçons
Deux poinçons de garantie identiques :
garantie argent 1er titre, 1838 : tête de Minerve.
Un poinçon de fabricant dans un losange vertical sur la partie plane du crochet

Description
Agrafe faite de deux parties en argent repoussé munies d’un crochet plein et d’un crochet évidé ; décor à pointes de diamants ordonné autour d’un fleuron central. Sur le crochet plein, décor incisé de fleurettes.

Commentaire
Ces agrafes qui fermaient les capes ou les mantes étaient généralement, au xviiie et au xixe siècle, utilisées avec le costume régional. Le plus souvent en argent, elles pouvaient constituer un élément de la dot de la jeune fille.

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Decorative ornament - cape clasp - France - Cape clasp

.800 silver - Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes  - Height: 150 mm

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Cape clasp in argent 800, repoussé, two-part with a solid and a pierced hook, decorated with diamond-point motifs around a central floral; height 70 mm, length 150 mm, depth 10 mm, weight 25 g, made in France, antique style, circa 1850–1900, in good condition with age-related wear.

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Cape clasp in argent 800, repoussé, two-part with a solid and a pierced hook, decorated with diamond-point motifs around a central floral; height 70 mm, length 150 mm, depth 10 mm, weight 25 g, made in France, antique style, circa 1850–1900, in good condition with age-related wear.

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