【French sterling silver・Lion claw candy clip】

🦁【French sterling silver・Lion claw candy clip】 Size: Length about 14cm Weight: 67.5g This French sterling silver lion claw clip is made of 950 sterling silver and has clear markings and excellent craftsmanship. The whole thing is made in a mixed style of Baroque and Rococo, with embossed curling grass and floral decorations on the handle. Gorgeous but not gaudy, with delicate and elegant lines. The most eye-catching thing is of course the "lion claw shape" at the end of the clip. The body and muscle lines are sculpted to be very dynamic. It's like he's always ready to grab sugar cubes, ice cubes, or even snacks on the aristocratic afternoon tea table. 🔍 Made of 950 Silver, the highest grade of French silverware, the Silver is warm and smooth. The surface presents a soft and natural Silver after being baptized by time. 📌 Made around 1900 📌 With complete silversmith mark and portrait stamp 📌 Suitable for sugar cubes, ice cubes, small biscuits, sugar cubes...also a collectible These clips were often found in tea sets or Silver trays and were made by high-end silversmiths in Paris or Lyon. It is rare nowadays, especially this kind of item that retains the original Silver and has no damage to the claw shape, which is even rarer. *This design gallery mainly features European antiques, old items, and second-hand goods. After years of baptism, some antiques will inevitably have slight historical traces and black spots, or small missing corners. It is inevitable that it is not as clean and flawless as a new product, but this does not affect its retro beauty Friends who are perfectionists or are used to buying brand new products, please think twice before placing an order. We also hope that you will become a beauty who loves antiques like us^^ If you have any questions, please send us a message!