Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000USD 340 - 453
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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