Scissors - .835 silver - Tailor's scissors with sheath






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Antique Dutch silver sewing scissors with a matching silver sheath, made of 0.835 silver, dating to around 1830, measuring 12 cm high and 4 cm wide, weighing 24.7 g, in good used condition with minor signs of aging.
Description from the seller
Beautiful antique Dutch silver tailor's scissors with an accompanying silver sheath. The scissors and sheath are decorated with finely engraved leaf motifs. The steel blades are also decorated with gilded leaf motifs, most of which have worn away. The scissors are made of solid silver and are nicely adorned with scroll motifs and engravings.
Material: 0.835 silver
Dimensions: length 12 cm, width 4 cm
Weight: 24.7 g
Hallmark: fineness mark indicating 0.835 silver, Master mark
Condition: good
Period: ca. 1830
The antique tailor's scissors with sheath will be carefully packed and insured, shipped by post with tracking information included. The scissors can also be picked up in our shop in Haarlem
Seller's Story
Beautiful antique Dutch silver tailor's scissors with an accompanying silver sheath. The scissors and sheath are decorated with finely engraved leaf motifs. The steel blades are also decorated with gilded leaf motifs, most of which have worn away. The scissors are made of solid silver and are nicely adorned with scroll motifs and engravings.
Material: 0.835 silver
Dimensions: length 12 cm, width 4 cm
Weight: 24.7 g
Hallmark: fineness mark indicating 0.835 silver, Master mark
Condition: good
Period: ca. 1830
The antique tailor's scissors with sheath will be carefully packed and insured, shipped by post with tracking information included. The scissors can also be picked up in our shop in Haarlem
