Decorative silver piece

[thrillathahunt]

Found at an 1880's house, this item appears to be silver. It is almost 3 inches long and has an amythest stone set in the end. It has been broken at the bottom. My first thought was letter opener handle?? Any ideas?

 

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[Cruisin]

My guess is that it's the handle of a wax seal. The seal part looks broken off. If you go to ebay & search "antique wax seal" you will find lots of examples. Good find!

 

[thrillathahunt]

My guess is that it's the handle of a wax seal. The seal part looks broken off. If you go to ebay & search "antique wax seal" you will find lots of examples. Good find!

Very good guess! I think you could be right.

 

[tngirl]

That is a really cool find!