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 3 000 - 4 000
About this Item
A pair of Spanish steel tailor's scissors, 18th/19th century24,5cm long; a pair of Persian steel calligrapher's scissors, 19th century, 19,7cm long; a pair of mother-of-pearl and steel dagger-shaped scissors, late 19th/early 20th century, 16cm long; a pair of steel scissors, late 18th century, 17cm long; and a pair of steel scissors, early 20th century, 15cm long (5)
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