Victorian Rococo Style Silver Thimble Holder with Thimble
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1892
This Victorian-era silver thimble holder is crafted in the Rococo style and dates to 1892, with hallmarking from Chester. The object serves as a decorative case for a thimble and is designed with an intricate, pierced silver body.
The exterior decoration features a central mask motif surrounded by ornate foliate scrolls, providing a classic Rococo aesthetic. The holder includes a hinged cover that opens to reveal a lined interior housing a silver thimble. For convenience and display, the holder is equipped with a suspensory chain. The total length of the piece is 3 cm, and it has a combined gross weight of approximately 24 grams or 0.77 troy ounces.
This piece reflects the high level of decorative metalwork characteristic of late 19th-century silversmithing, combining functional utility with elaborate ornamentation in a small, portable form.
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Physical characteristics
- Length
- 3 cm
- Weight
- 24g / 0.77ozt
- Material
- silver
Design
- Style
- Rococo
- Decoration
- pierced body with central mask and foliate scrolls
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
- Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) Shepherd
Catalogue references
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