Antique Purse Coin Change XIXème Chased Silver Alloy Chainmail Dual Compartments France
- Coin change purse with two compartments.
- Armature made from a chased silver alloy, stamped with an illegible fabrication mark.
- The silver stamp mark is illegible from wear.
- Body is made from chainmail links of steel.
- Interior divided into two separate compartments.
- Includes the original chain and ring, for attaching to a garter belt.
- Missing one of the tiny decorative balls at the very bottom; scroll down to see all photos.
- COUNTRY of Origin: France.
- AGE: XIXéme Napoleon III c1850
- Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below.
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- All the information you need to decide about a purchase is in front of you at the time of purchase.
SIZE:
- Purse section only, not including chain or ring, or bottom balls, or kiss lock mechanism, measures overall approximately 7 cm x 6,5 cm // 2.75 inches x 2.6 inches.
- Length of chain from end to end measures approximately 9 cm // 3.5 inches.
- Drop of the purse, including the ring, as measured from bottom to top, measures approximately 11 cm // 4.25 inches.
CONDITION:
- By " antique " we mean over 100 years of age.
- By " vintage " we mean between 50 and 100 years of age.
- This item is made of matter and it is OLD; this means it is NOT NEW.
- This is not a recent reproduction. It is not a recent copy. It is not a fake.
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There are signs of age or usage including but not limited to:
- This is missing one of the tiny decorative balls at the very bottom, as shown below.
- The silver stamp mark is illegible from wear.
- There is overall surface wear.
- There is overall oxidation.
- There is bending of the metal.
- There is perimeter wear and wear around all edges.
- There are surface scratches.
- CLEANED: No.
- RESTORATION: No restoration.
- MEASUREMENT VERIFIED: Yes.
- There may also be something that we missed because we aren't specifically trained to see it.
- We've not examined this microscopically.
- We've not taken this apart or put this back together.
- We've not subtracted anything nor added anything that was not already there.
- We've not cleaned this.
- This is COMPLETE.
- The condition is good.
- There's nothing functionally wrong with this.
- The condition is exactly as shown in the gallery photos.
- Look at all the gallery photos carefully and read this description carefully.
- It is impossible to divine exactly what information a buyer might want.
- It is the buyer's responsibility to carefully scrutinize a purchase before buying.
- Please consider your purchase carefully.
- We are happy to help in any way we can by answering your questions to the best of our ability and furnishing additional specifics upon request.
- This is not sold on approval.
- Ask your questions before you buy.
- We don't know the exact precise composition of the various foreign metal alloys used to make this.
- We aren't metallurgists and we cannot ever be 100% certain about anything.
- Alloys are combinations of metals used for practical and artistic reasons such as durability.
- Using 100% of any metal might make the product entirely too soft to endure.
- The term "sterling" refers to a specific amount of silver in an alloy.
- The term "sterling" refers specifically to an alloy of silver that is 925 parts pure silver and 75 parts copper.
- Magnets will stick to ferrous metals.
- Magnets attract to ferrous metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt, certain steels and other alloys.
- Brass, aluminum, copper, and most stainless steels, however, are non ferrous, and magnets are not attracted to them.
- For more information, please visit your nearest metallurgist, or geologist, or ask at your local library.
JOLI PORTE-MONNAIE à mailles XIXème.