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Letter openers, paper knife, page turner — Sundries - Webb's

$1,074 (NZ$1,175)
A Scottish basket hilt sword letter opener, hallmarked…
$440 (NZ$470)
A good Meiji period Japanese mixed metal Paperknife, with…
$432 (NZ$528)
A good large 19th century Indian carved ivory paper knife. The…
$279 (NZ$305)
A silver basket hilt sword letter opener, hallmarked Birmingham…
Auction House:
Webb's
Number of lots recorded:15
Lots with images:15
Prices available:15
Category:
Letter openers, paper knife, page turner
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A Scottish basket hilt sword letter opener, hallmarked Edinburgh, 1888, length 27 cm ***
*** A good Meiji period Japanese mixed metal Paperknife, with scimitar blade, the handle ornately embellished with 'Raiden the Thunder God' in copper, shakudo and gold with lightning strikes and scared monkey. Length 32 cm. ***
*** A good large 19th century Indian carved ivory paper knife. The handle with carved elephant on ornate floral plinth and an intricately pierced blade, the silver presentation panel riveted to the blade May hide an old repair. Length 34.5 cm ***
*** A silver basket hilt sword letter opener, hallmarked Birmingham 1900, length 20 cm ***
*** A long letter opener with silver handle and ivory blade, plain baluster shape with hallmarks (rubbed) Birmingham 1904. Length 31.5 cm, tapered blade 20-2.5 cm ***
*** A long Victorian paper knife spatula with plain polished ivory blade and ornate shell and scroll patterned silver handle. Hallmarked Birmingham 1891. Length 36 cm ***
*** A Stuart Devlin letter opener, in original presentation box, Queen Elizabeth II cipher to blade, gilded, rippled handle. Provenance: gift from the Queen during the 1990 Commonwealth Games, length 23 cm. Weight 92g. ***
*** A Shibiama book/ paper knife with ivory decorated crane and floral motifs, some inlay missing. Length 32 cm ***
*** A sterling silver handled letter opener by Whitehill. Sheffield 1975 ***
*** An ivory letter opener with a horn handle. Length 28 cm ***
*** A silver mounted nephrite jade paper knife, with riveted and engraved centre section. Length 17.5 cm. ***
*** A scrimshaw letter opener, beautifully crafted with a wooden handle., Perfect for the desk of any maritime or scrimshaw collector., length 24.5 cm, width 2 cm ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver handled mother of pearl paper knife the decorative handle with vine engraving and stone inlay representing shamrocks. London 1897 ***
*** A modernist sterling silver letter opener, made in 1977 by English silversmith Graham Watling. The hollow handle is made up of organic-form ring detailing, hallmarked and with maker's mark, length 23 cm, weight 110g ***
*** A Meiji period brass page turner with tortoise, the flat blade engraved with bamboo, bird, and character. The handle cast with two groups of tortoise, length 30 cm ***