The Andrew Newall Collection of Weapons and The Vyvyan Myerson Collection of Cut-Steel and Cutlery
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 18 October 2021
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000USD 672 - 841
About this Item
A Dutch shagreen-cased 18ct gold-mounted agate travelling dessert knife and fork, 18th century
each bears the gold tax mark, 750, the two-prong fork length 15cm
*This lot is not suitable for export
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Provenance
Sotheby's, London, The Sale of Neiberg, 1963/64.
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