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ZAR 5 628
Lot 263
  • A Victorian silver letter opener, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1887, fitted with a Japanese ivory handle, Meiji Period (1868-1912)


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ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 5 628
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Sheffield
A Victorian silver letter opener, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1887, fitted with a Japanese ivory handle, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
the handle carved with a monkey and a bat-eared rat contesting a persimmon, signed

*This lot is not suitable for export

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