"Haberdashery Special: 19th-century Repoussé Brass Thread Reel And Scissors"
In a Renaissance style, this is a thread dispenser with a holder for a pair of scissors. The scrollwork decoration is punctuated with blank escutcheons, presumably intended to be engraved with the owner's monogram. This is a 19th-century English sewing item.
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