STUNNING QUALITY VICTORIAN CHATELAINE TOOL HOLDER SILVER
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This is an auction of 1 VICTORIAN CHATELAINE TOOL HOLDERA chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with useful household appendages such as scissors, thimbles, watches, keys, vinaigrette, and household seals.Chateleine bags refer to bags suspended from a waistband by cord or chain, which were popular from the 1860s to the end of the 19th century.Chatelaines were worn by many housekeepers in the 19th century and in the 16th century Dutch Republic,[citation needed] where they were typically used as watch chains for the most wealthy. Similar jewelry was also worn by Anglo-Saxon women, as seen from the burial record, but their function is uncertain. The name chatelaine derives from the French term châtelaine and was originally used disparagingly, as it referred to a device designed to have all the tools necessary for the woman of the household to sort out any problem she may encounter in her day, like a fraying curtain.Please refer to pics for cosmetic condition. Please send me a message if you have any questions at all or if you need any additional pics.The items in the pictures are the items you will receive if you win the auction, so look over good yourselves and bid what you feel it's worth, with confidence. I will ship within 3 business days
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