1890's sterling silver, hinged walnut compact/ needle case vinaigrette that was once worn on a chatelaine or as a pendant. On one side of the open walnut is a flip open mirror that once held a powder puff underneath.
The other side has a flip out pin/ needle holder with an opening for a now missing small perfume bottle. This piece has no markings but acid tests for sterling silver.This piece measures approximately 1.75" by 1.25" and weighs 21.3 grams. It looks like there may possibly be a few places on the back of the mirror with an solder repair. This piece has tarnish, abrasions, wear to the gilt interior , some wear to the mirror, and other signs of overall age appropriate wear. Please note the green in some of the pictures is a reflection and not on the silver.
The item "ANTQ Sterling Silver Walnut Compact Needle Case Vinaigrette Chatelaine Pendant" is in sale since Friday, May 7, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Other Antique Sterling Silver".The seller is "theroamingeclectic" and is located in Dallas, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.