14kt yellow gold thimble and French gilt brass thimble box by Jacques Taury
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th/20th Century
This listing comprises a set consisting of a size 8 thimble crafted from 14kt yellow gold and a decorative French gilt brass thimble box. The thimble is marked with the 14K gold purity stamp and the Birmingham Assay Office mark, measuring approximately 5/8 inches in height with a 3/4 inch diameter.
It is presented with a matching gilt brass box featuring a miniature portrait painted on the lid, signed by Jacques Taury. The box measures 1 3/8 inches in height, 1 5/8 inches in length, and 1 5/8 inches in width. The total approximate weight of the set is 2.2 dwt. The set exhibits minor wear consistent with age, including fine surface scratches on both the gold thimble and the brass box, with some expected wear and dirt on the interior velvet lining of the container.
The box is equipped with a functioning hinge mechanism.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- 14kt gold, gilt brass, velvet
- Thimble size
- 8
- Total weight
- 2.2 dwt
- Box dimensions
- H: 1 3/8 in, L: 1 5/8 in, W: 1 5/8 in
- Thimble dimensions
- H: 5/8 in, Dia: 3/4 in
Technical characteristics
- Thimble marks
- 14K, Birmingham Assay Office mark
Design
- Box decoration
- miniature painted portrait
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Jacques Taury
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.