Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Auction, 21 October 2013

English Silver and Furniture
  • A Victorian silver knife, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1887, fitted with a Japanese carved ivory handle, Meiji period (1868-1912)
  • A Victorian silver knife, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1887, fitted with a Japanese carved ivory handle, Meiji period (1868-1912)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

Sheffield
A Victorian silver knife, Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1887, fitted with a Japanese carved ivory handle, Meiji period (1868-1912)
the ivory handle carved with a monkey and bat-eared rat contesting a persimmon, signed

Notes

Subject to CITES permit when exporting (see page 318).

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