Rare 1903 Hand Carved Egg Cup Thimble Case with Silver Thimble by Charles Horner

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Rare 1903 Hand Carved Egg Cup Thimble Case with Silver Thimble by Charles Horner:
$462.43

Here for your consideration, is a magnificent and extremely rare, Victorian, hand carved, 1903, boxwood and rosewood thimble case, carved in the shape of an egg in an egg cup with silver hallmarked, Charles Horner thimble.
Please take time to look at all 12 photos to fully appreciate the quality and workmanship in this exquisite hand carved egg cup and silver thimble !!

A truly stunning piece of Charles Horner workmanship, fully hallmarked CH for Charles Horner in a oblong cartouche, with the city arms crest for the Chester assay office, lion passant, and date letter C for 1903 and stamped sized 7. Considering this silver thimble is 112 years of age, its in fantastic, antique, original condition, with beautiful age related patination.

Condition: no restoration or splits. The workmanship and fine detail is absolutely exquisite and as you\'re probably already aware, these hand carved wooden egg cup thimble cases have become hugely collectable.Its certainly one of the best thimble and cases, we\'ve ever seen !!

Charles Horner (1837-1896) ...

Charles Horner was an Englishjewellerand founder of the Halifax jewellery businesslocated inHalifax, West Yorkshire. The Charles Horner factory produced a wide range of products during the early 20th century, together with other items like silverware, tableware and clocks.

Charles Horner is best known for his hatpins and \"Dorcas\" or \"Dorcasä\"thimbles, which solved the problem of the previous soft, silver thimbles by containing a sandwich of strongsteeland an outer decorated silver layer.

Rosewood ...

All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus Dalbergia. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in the Western world is the wood of Dalbergia nigrawhich is now a CITESlisted endangered species. It is best known as Brazilian Rosewood, but also as \"Bahia Rosewood.\" This wood has a strong sweet smell, which persists over many years, explaining the name rosewood.

Boxwood ...

The colour tends to be a light cream to yellow, which tends to darken slightly with age and prolonged exposure to light. Boxwood has a fine, even texture with a natural lustre. The grain tends to be straight or slightly irregular. Boxwood is well-suited for carving and turning, the tree\'s diminutive size restricts it to small objects. Some common uses for boxwood include carvings, chess pieces, turned objects, and other small specialty items.

Dimensions as follows ......

Case height: 2.3 inches or 6 cm Thimble height: 1 inch or 2.5 cm

Case diameter: 1.1 inches or 3 cm (widest) Thimble diameter: 0.70 inch or 1.7 cm (widest)

Case weight: 14 grams or 0.75 oz Thimble weight: 6 grams or 0.25 oz

This is as good as it gets with regards to Charles Horner,it\'s all original and undamaged, and how many of these have you seen, still intact.This is an extremely rarefind indeed. I\'ve only got one, once it\'s gone .... it\'s gone. You might never findanother one this good, and if there\'s one thing I\'ve learned about antiques, when items are of qualityhe who hesitates usually loses out.

Thisbeautiful silver thimble would add value to any silver collection. Rare, antique silver Charles Horner items have become so very collectable and areappreciating in value. A stylish Victorian silver thimble thathas stunningdetailed decoration. A realmust for anyserious silver collector.

This would make an ideal gift.

The hand carved, boxwood and rosewood egg cup, silver thimble case, willbe sent out recorded, special delivery with insurance.

Please note, all my international postal charges are only estimates andwill be confirmed and altered upor down when I knowthe destination to where,items arebeing sent. Please also note I only charge actual costs of postage and packaging with insurance, no more.

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