A pair of cut-steel knives and sheath, 19th century
Session One
LOT 69
A pair of cut-steel knives and sheath, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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About this Item
A pair of cut-steel knives and sheath, 19th century
each decorated with faceted diamond and lozenge-shaped handles, headed by oval finials, each blade with a pierced rondel, 23,5cm long; the wooden sheath inlaid with brass foliate work between three punched brass bands, with suspension loop, 15cm long; a Campaign horn knife and fork, 19th century, with pewter mounts and steel blade, with three-tyne fork, the knife 14,5cm long; and a palisander and steel knife, 19th century, with palisander handle and moulded shell ferrules and end cap, with steel blade, 20,5cm long
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