MISTLETOE Original BOXED 6 Pc Set Etui SOLID Silver Sewing Kit Case Rare Nouveau

Description

ABOUT:
Exceptional and Beautiful antique Mistletoe Victorian 5 piece set in antique box.  All original and complete and in better than most condition except for wear to the rivet of the scissors.
Set includes solid silver needle case, scissors, a punch / seam tool with solid silver handles, and a solid silver thimble and solid silver needle.  This set is all held in an antique red leather box lined in velvet and silk with the Paris, France retailer stamp inside the lid.
Antique Victorian to Art Nouveau piece that I acquired in Paris so it lived its whole life there until now.
Lovely collectible items for use or display!  All pieces are antique solid silver and fit in the appropriate spaces in the antique box.  All pieces are complete and functioning.  All are decorated with mistletoe, all are hallmarked with matching maker's marks and all are marked for solid silver with the French boar's head mark.  Even the little needle is double hallmarked and has a little etched mistletoe berry pattern. I could not identify the maker.
MEASUREMENTS:
Scissors are 3 1/2 inches, punch tool is about 3 1/4 inches, and the little needle case is 2 1/2".  Thimble is 1 inch.
IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES:
Please note that all my pieces are pre-owned with some age to them so they are in estate condition but this set seems in better than most condition considering age.  I don't see any deep scratches, no dings or dents. The rivet holding the two scissor blades together is rusted.  The scissors are still sharp and still function to cut thread, but they will need a gentle hand as the two halves wobble since the rivet is deteriorated.  That is really the only issue.  Surface wear from use and polish and some discoloration from age to the stainless steel blades of the silver but the silver appears as new with the perfect patina.  All still fully functioning. A few spots to the box and discoloration from age. A really beautiful set.
But as with all my estate pieces - Please note that due to age, this set is not in mint condition.
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