TWO SILVER CURIOSITIES, INCLUDING POCKET TOOL AND ART NOUVEAU WAX SEAL

Comprising: i) silver pocket tool, fashioned from an authentic French silver 5-franc coin of Charles X dated 1828 (mint mark A – Paris). The coin has been sawn through its thickness to accommodate a folding pocketknife mechanism. Fitted with three retractable miniature steel tools: a knife blade, a nail file and functional scissors with spring. Complete with its original suspension chain, intended for a pocket watch or key ring. D. 4 cm; L. 13 cm (chain) total gross weight: 36.17 gr. ii) Art Nouveau silver wax seal, circa 1900, with French Crab assay mark and lozenge-shaped maker’s mark. The hollow silver handle is decorated in relief with a flower-adorned torch tied with a draped ribbon, with beaded and fluted base. L. 8.3 cm total gross weight: 16.63 gr.