BEAUTIFULL ANTIQUE HIGHLY ORNATE SOLID SILVER ART NOUVEAU SHOEHORN CHESTER 1902

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ON OFFER HERE IS A LOVELY ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER HANDLED EARLY EDWARDIAN ORNATELY EMBOSSED SHOEHORN OF ART NOUVEAU STYLE, THE SHOEHORN MEASURES 7.75 INCHES LONG AND WAS ASSAYED IN CHESTER IN 1902 BY THE QUALITY SILVERSMITHS (JAMES DEAKIN & SONS(JOHN & WILLIAM F DEAKIN) OF SYDNEY WORKS MATILDA STREET SHEFFIELD , THE SILVER HANDLE HAS GOOD CRISP CLEAR HALLMARKS WITH A LOVELY ORNATE SCROLLED FOLIATE ART NOUVEAU DESIGN WITH BLANK CARTOUCHES, THE CAST STEEL HORN IS BRITISH MADE IT COMES IN NICE CONDITION WITH NO SPLITS DINGS DENTS OR MISHAPEMENT THE ONLY BLEMISHES BEING VERY LIGHT AGE RELATED WEAR TO THE CARTOUCHES WITH MINUTE DIMPLING AND IS NOTHING REALY BUT MENTIONED FOR ACCURACY THE CAST STEEL HORN HAS LIGHT AGE RELATED DISCOLOURMENT AND CAN ONLY BE EXPECTED CONSIDERING THE SHOEHORN BEING 109 YEARS OLD,A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF AN ART NOUVEAU CHESTER SILVER SHOEHORN THAT LOOKS AND DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION.THE SHOEHORN WEIGHS 50 GRAMS . LOW STARTING PRICE AND NO RESERVE. WELCOME TO MY AUCTION PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL MY ITEMS ARE VINTAGE, OLD AND/OR ANTIQUE THEREFORE THERE WILL BE SIGNS OF AGE WEAR WHICH IN MOST CASES IS MINIMAL BUT IS ALWAYS MENTIONED AND ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE I DO MY BEST TO SHOW ANY DAMAGE IF THERE IS ANY SO IF YOU REQUIRE A BRAND NEW PRISTINE ITEM THEN THIS AUCTION MAY read more