French 19th Antique Silver Plated Bookmark & Letter Opener

https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/product/128/banner/b2183ab47e77b676e6d87fc02e41dcb06b837d10.jpg **French 19th antique silver plated bookmark & letter opener** Length 14 x width 2 cm Copper plated silver https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/b166c882c27db379b00afdb53e4299ea49c15955.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/6096087c2c2ebf8397503fde2108dbcbe6f00672.jpg This is an antique bookmark and letter opener around the end of the 19th century, with a very classic French Art nouveau style. I really like the vivid feather-leaf design above, the curve is elegant and romantic, like a graceful woman. https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/7fcdcb6400c392dd57349c87c9c68910be208562.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/986850f87507690f2a5c47eca9869e0c7439fe88.jpg In France during the 1880s~1910s Art nouveau period, series of themed works of women and elegant lines often appeared. Some topics are clear and direct, For example: a series of trays with female body hair like water lines Some are more metaphorical, It resembles a symbolic form and presents that soft feeling. https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/8f9018f1667741943fea41c5ad650db8b27efc2e.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/268af44d1d5506467689ad77af2d7b57f18856b9.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/dd73191e96a259cd3424e4e91da3f6e27326d864.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/9b7b562fdf463588577f7697a057fd56f8b237ef.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/986c9db56e5ce6a718765acdffb6d61f6f2ba91f.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/4913f835101d740297ba5c728c3bf5d71f996eaa.jpg The overall texture is very delicate, very suitable for bookmarks, If you want to make a letter opener, it will not be as sharp as the utility knife you have in mind, so you may need to sharpen it. - 【 Please note】 ✓ After a hundred years of use and storage, there are some small scratches on the surface. ✓ Partial silver plating is slightly worn, and some show copper-colored luster. https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/ed9d5c03533fd974d759db41e396eafe057f823c.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/7f427c9cdb90a78a3e1f31b0c9014020e9bd9321.jpg https://www.smilelife.tw/upload/html_editor/8f95f355ad9797aa4f3b636e096948b77d1c9dce.jpg ✓ At the tip of the end, the surface is slightly uneven. ✓ The above are all traces of normal use. The scenes are all taken in natural light, and the actual objects will be a little darker ______________________________________ **/ Note before buying/** We personally search for every antique from home and abroad. The charm of antiques and old things has been stacked over time, The beautiful nicks left by the vicissitudes of a century. These are the characteristics of old things, please do not treat them as "new products" __Also because old antiques are not new and relatively fragile,__ __So please forgive us that we cannot provide return services.__ __Buyers who are looking for perfect new products are advised to consider carefully before buying.__