Antique Sterling Silver & Mother of Pearl Thread Spool * English * Circa 1850

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Antique Sterling Silver & Mother of Pearl Thread Spool
English * Circa 1850
The top of this very special antique spool is sterling silver (tested) and hand engraved with ornate scrolls and flowers surrounding a shield. The bottom is mother of pearl and it pulls apart so that a ball or spool of thread could be slipped on. It measures 1 3/8" high and the top is 1 3/8" in diameter.
The condition is excellent with no dents, chips or other damage.
It was once part of a set of spools in an English workbox and I would have loved to see that box. The style of workbox is
shown on pp. 33-40 of Gay Ann Rogers' book
An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools.
The spools in those boxes are the more usually seen mother of pearl topped spools.
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