Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 10 October 2016

English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
  • A set of eight Japanese mixed-metal knives, late 19th/early twentieth century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000

About this Item

A set of eight Japanese mixed-metal knives, late 19th/early twentieth century

two pairs and four further examples, variously applied with dragons, chrysanthemums, deities, monkeys and quails, with later German blades

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