Antique silver knitting needle guards, key-shaped or chatelaine key, antique Dutch, 19th century
$302.40
Antique Dutch silver chatelaine knitting needle guards in the shape of a large key. They are engraved in the typical Dutch Biedermeier style. Each half of the key is a knitting needle guard and both halves are connected by the chain with on one side a small hook. The chain was used both to use the key on a chatelaine and to adjust the size to the seize of the knitting needles when it was in use. (see pictures). This key has a hole in the top and a pin on the back, which make it possible to use the key as a knitting needle shaft as well. In that case the key would be pinned to the skirt top down. This made it possible to have one needle in the shaft in which way you could easily stop for a moment with knitting, releasing one hand to stir in a pot with food, grap something or do other small things while knitting. Beside that the key could also be used as a 'normal' needle case. The chatelaine key is in very good condition. The hooks on the chain are however renewed and are too big to pull through the ring to adjust it to the right size, if you would want to use it as knitting needle guards again.
MEASUREMENTS: length 4.3" (11 cm), width 1.3" (3,7 cm), length of the chain 12" (30 cm) incl. hooks.
WEIGHT: 23,3 GRAMS
HALLMARK: Dutch old sword for the 19th century on upper part of the key.
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