Decorative ornament - Cape clasp - France - Cape clasp

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.

Careful insured tracked shipping.