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Unusual Silver Napkin Clip/holder
For sale by Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Unusual Silver Napkin Clip/holder

1900 - 1920
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A very pretty unusual silver napkin clip/holder. Thinking it was for a lady to use due to its floral design. Good clean marks for Birmingham 1907 makers mark Reynolds & Westwood.

L 7 cm

W 3 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Silver Napkin Clip to the 1910s.

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SA1135026
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Description
A very pretty unusual silver napkin clip/holder. Thinking it was for a lady to use due to its floral design. Good clean marks for Birmingham 1907 makers mark Reynolds & Westwood.

L 7 cm

W 3 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Silver Napkin Clip to the 1910s.

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SA1135026
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2020
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An antique silver napkin clip featuring floral repousse ornamentation and a top hook stamped with a maker mark.
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Archive I An antique silver napkin clip featuring floral repousse ornamentation and a top hook stamped with a maker mark.

Unusual Silver Napkin Clip/holder

Archive II An antique silver napkin clip featuring floral repousse ornamentation and a top hook stamped with a maker mark. View II
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Archive IV An antique silver napkin clip featuring floral repousse ornamentation and a top hook stamped with a maker mark. View IV
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Telephone 07710 931929
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An antique silver napkin clip featuring floral repousse ornamentation and a top hook stamped with a maker mark.
Unusual silver napkin clip/holder
Ref: SA1135026
An antique silver napkin clip featuring floral repousse ornamentation and a top hook stamped with a maker mark.
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  • ObjectNapkin Clip
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver, Sterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFloral motifs, stamped maker mark, contoured frame

This unusual sterling silver napkin clip from the Victorian period functions as a functional accessory for dining tables and sideboards. The object presents a silvery grey colour with reflective metallic surfaces, featuring an openwork contoured frame, floral repousse decoration with three blossoms and leaf motifs, a stamped maker mark on the top suspension hook, and a looped base terminal. The item measures 7 cm in length and 3 cm in width. In a contemporary interior, this napkin clip sits on a sideboard top or dining table setting during formal meals or gatherings. The sturdy construction secures table linens while the decorative top section adds a refined ornamental accent to tableware arrangements.

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An antique silver napkin clip was designed to attach to a shirt collar or buttonhole, securing a fabric napkin across the wearers chest to protect attire during formal meals in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

These items were predominantly crafted from sterling silver or electroplated nickel silver (EPNS), often featuring pressed, cast, or engraved metalwork to form the structural tension mechanism and decorative upper motif.

Authentic pieces typically feature period hallmarks or makers marks stamped onto the metal hook or reverse side, along with characteristic light surface oxidisation and wear near the tension points.

The item can be displayed flat on a dining table as part of a formal place setting or grouped inside a framed shadow box with other historical silver tableware novelties.

Clean silver components gently using a soft, lint-free cotton cloth paired with specialised silver polish, avoiding submersion in harsh chemical dips that can strip dark patination from delicate engraved recessed areas.
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