A GEORGE III GOLD PENKNIFE, SCISSOR CASE WITH ASSORTED PAIR OF STEEL SCISSORS, AND A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HARDSTONE HAND SEAL

Lot 152
22.09.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 520
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 812333
Lot 152 | A GEORGE III GOLD PENKNIFE, SCISSOR CASE WITH ASSORTED PAIR OF STEEL SCISSORS, AND A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HARDSTONE HAND SEAL
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
The penknife chased with Régence motifs of lambrequins and birds on sablé ground, the scissor case chased with scroll cartouches centred with Chinese figure and flowers spray, the hand seal formed of a silver bust of Voltaire on a silver-mounted agate column with vacant matrix
height of the seal 41/8 in. (10.5 cm.)
gross weight of gold 1 oz. 4 dwt (38 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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