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Superb Antique 1890 Sterling Silver String Box Victorian Desk Item Comyns 147g
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Superb Antique 1890 Sterling Silver String Box Victorian Desk Item Comyns 147g

19th century
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A beautiful rare English sterling silver string box. It is hallmarked for London 1890 with the makers mark being William Comyns. It has been beautifully made having ball and claw feet. It is designed to hold a ball of string which can be crawn through the small hole in the top - the string would have been used to tie parcels. It is in super condition being free from dings splits holes and repairs, the inside is clean. It measures 4.5 inches (11.2cms) tall by a touch over 3 inches wide and weighs 147 grams. A beautiful rare piece.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Sterling Silver String Box to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09698970
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 136 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
London hallmarks with date letter P: assayed in 1890.
Maker's mark WC on base: London silversmith William Comyns.
Queen Victoria duty mark beside the leopard's head: struck before mid-1890 duty abolition.
Cast ball-and-claw feet with foliate knees: late Victorian revival of 18th-century forms.
Fluted and beaded repoussé casing: late Victorian desk silver.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1242710
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382//163//60
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A beautiful rare English sterling silver string box. It is hallmarked for London 1890 with the makers mark being William Comyns. It has been beautifully made having ball and claw feet.
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It is designed to hold a ball of string which can be crawn through the small hole in the top - the string would have been used to tie parcels.
The Silver Squirrel

It is in super condition being free from dings splits holes and repairs, the inside is clean. It measures 4.5 inches (11.2cms) tall by a touch over 3 inches wide and weighs 147 grams. A beautiful rare piece.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Sterling Silver String Box to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09698970
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 136 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
London hallmarks with date letter P: assayed in 1890.
Maker's mark WC on base: London silversmith William Comyns.
Queen Victoria duty mark beside the leopard's head: struck before mid-1890 duty abolition.
Cast ball-and-claw feet with foliate knees: late Victorian revival of 18th-century forms.
Fluted and beaded repoussé casing: late Victorian desk silver.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242710
Dealers Internal Ref
382//163//60
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A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet.
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Archive I A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet.

Superb Antique 1890 Sterling Silver String Box Victorian Desk Item Comyns 147g

Archive II A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet. View II
Archive III A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet. View III
Archive IV A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet. View IV
Archive V A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet. View V
Archive VI A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet. View VI
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Archive VIII A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet. View VIII
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A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet.
SUPERB ANTIQUE 1890 STERLING SILVER STRING BOX VICTORIAN DESK ITEM COMYNS 147g
Ref: SA1242710
A Victorian sterling silver string box featuring detailed repousse fluting, a domed lid, and three ornate scrolled feet.
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  • ObjectDesk Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsRepousse fluting, Scrolled feet, Domed lid, Beaded borders

This Victorian sterling silver string box is a desk accessory from the gentleman's library, hallmarked in London in 1890 with the maker's mark for William Comyns. The piece possesses a polished silver finish with repousse fluting, beaded borders, a domed lid with a small top hole, and three ornate scrolled feet with ball and claw details. Measuring 11.2 cm tall, this item weighs 147 grams and is free from dings, splits, holes, and repairs with a clean interior. Designed to hold a ball of string that could be drawn through the top hole for tying parcels, this item fits well on an office desk today. The body and lid display vertical fluted patterns and raised beaded lines. The small domed lid sits securely over the bowl-shaped body, which rests upon the three protruding cast feet.

FAQs

An antique silver string box is a decorative desktop vessel designed during the 19th and early 20th centuries to house a ball of twine or string, allowing the thread to pass through an aperture for package wrapping and letter sealing.

Victorian string boxes were predominantly crafted from hallmarked sterling silver or silver plate, featuring techniques such as repousse embossing, hand-chasing, fluting, and cast decorative feet.

Authentic items feature British hallmark stampings including a lion passant, city mark, date letter, and makers initials, alongside Period-correct hand-chased ornamentation and structural wear.

An antique silver string box functions well as a decorative accent on a contemporary home office desk, a library writing table, or styled alongside books on a console table.

Maintain sterling silver by dusting regularly with a microfiber cloth and occasionally applying a gentle, non-abrasive silver polish to clear tarnish without wearing down surface chasing.
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