Antique-Rare-Solid Silver Cased Chatelaine Aide Memoire-Highest Score-Bham-c1856

  
Antique Early Victorian period Rare Solid Silver Chatelaine Aide memoire in lovely condition, heavily engraved to both sides with scroleld foliage and floral work with the face side being engraved with a legend that reads "Prize For The Highest Score - Sept 10th 1857 - Miss Emily Gosselin". As to what the highest score pertained to is unknown to me, likely a Parlour game or similar. The Chatelaine is intact with original silver pencil but the tail finial is missing to the pencil barrel so will benefit from restoration, original Belcher style chatelaine chain is intact as are all writing sheaths within the Chatelaine case, the sheaths are pin hinged and can be accessed by fanning them out when one opens the Chatelaine via way of safety clasp to the bottom rim. Original writing still exists on a few of the sheaths within the chatelaine. The front of the chatelaine is impressed with markings indicating Birmingham assay office circa 1856 along with the makers mark'AT' for Alfred Taylor.

The Chatelaine excluding Belcher chain (but including silver pencil installed) measures 6.7 cm x 3.7 cm x 3.5 mm in dimension. A Fine collectible antique piece that will make for a fine addition to the curio cabinet, will also make for a fabulous prop item for stage or Film. The item "Antique-Rare-Solid Silver Cased Chatelaine Aide Memoire-Highest Score-Bham-c1856" is in sale since Friday, November 13, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Other Solid Silver".

The seller is "jojosjewellery" and is located in Weston-super-Mare. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Kuwait, Philippines, Qatar, Uruguay, Viet nam, Cayman islands.

1. Antique: Yes
2. Composition: Solid Silver
3. Product: Aide Memoire
4. Style: Victorian
5. Age: 1850-1899
6. Material: Solid Silver
7. Brand: Alfred Taylor
8. Pattern: Repousse