Description: A LATE 18TH CENTURY/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PIERCED STERLING SILVER PAIR OF SUGAR NIPS IN ITS ORIGINAL CASE. A VERY RARE PIECE, FRENCH SILVER FROM THIS ERA IS HARD TO FIND. BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH LEAVES, BRIGHT-CUT GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, A CREST WITH MONOGRAM. IT HAS AN URN SHAPED TIP AT THE TOP. THE CASE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL SHAPE, THE CLASP WORKS, THE VELVET AND SATIN INTERIOR IS HARDLY WORN. THE LEATHER EXTERIOR IS DECORATED WITH GOLD BORDER. THE NIPS MEASURE 6" LONG, THE PIECE WEIGHS 26 GRAMS. MADE IN 1830. THE SUGARNIPS ARE IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION. THE PIECE IS WELL HALLMARKED, WHICH IS HOW I WAS ABLE TO AGE IT. PLEASE SEE PICTURES. THANK YOU! EXPEDITED SHIPPING AND HANDLING THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA WITH TRACKING. WOULD BE PLEASED TO SHIP WORLD-WIDE. INSURANCE INCLUDED. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. CANADIAN CUSTOMERS MUST PAY APPROPRIATE TAXES.
Price: 299.99 USD
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
End Time: 2024-09-13T01:39:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Pattern: PIERCED LEAVES & BRIGHT-CUT DECORATION
Type: Sugar Tongs
Region: France
Style: Baroque & Rococo
Material: Silver
Age: Pre-1800
