Gorgeous Silverplate Repousse Scissors CHRISTOFLE Grape

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Please note that I received help from a very helpful and nice person about the composition of these scissors, they are silverplate, not sterling and I have included their information below. Please be aware of this if you are bidding. The picture of the hallmark (a Christofle scale--like the scale of justice--with the letters OC or CC on both shoulders of the scale with 3 or 4 stars above the scale) indicates it is SILVERPLATE. Post-1945, this silverplate designation is frequently followed by a hallmark of a horse head like the chess piece, knight. The Christofle sterling hallmark is either another horizontal diamond-shaped hallmark containing a bumble bee (France/pre-1940) or a square hallmark containing goddess Minerva with a number 1 (92.5% silver) or number 2 (95% silver) on the right shoulder of the hallmark. That would be the European STERLING SILVER marking. The Christofle STERLING SILVER marking for exports to the rest of the world, the word sterling, in caps, would be t Since the bumble bee, minerva and the word sterling markings are not shown, I am 99.75% sure the listed scissor is silverplate over carbon steel. is some other information a nice person informed me about these scissors: "FYI, these are not ordinary scissors, but are designed for cutting grapes! I suppose they cut other things too -- but in the grand old read more

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