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

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22.09.2022 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United 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
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
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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