ANTIQUE SILVER GILT SEWING SET LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY SCISSORS

  

Sewing kit in a case made from a purple Philippine shell mounted on metal. It contains a very small pair of embroidery scissors made of steel (5.7 cm) and a thimble made of solid silver. The scissors are in very good condition. The silver thimble is very small; it has no hole or dent. It measures 1.5 cm in height and 1.25 cm in diameter.

The shell measures 8.5 cm in length. On the shell, it is marked "Le Havre.