Lot 5566 ♣ - ibid146 Decorations and Various - online only - Tuesday, 24. September 2024, 11.00 AM
IVORY LETTER OPENER IN THE SHAPE OF A HAND
Germany, 18th century.
Sculpted ivory handle in the shape of a hand holding a knife. Round brass ferrule with a retracted bolster. Iron saber blade with a profiled spine. With embossed leather case.
L 22 cm.
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Provenance:
- Antiquités Décoration J. C. Rochat, Carouge/Geneva, 18 November 1976.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired from the above gallery.
Due to the use of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
- Antiquités Décoration J. C. Rochat, Carouge/Geneva, 18 November 1976.
- Collection Dr. E. Boehlen, Berne, acquired from the above gallery.
Due to the use of protected materials and the lack of documentation, this object cannot be exported from Switzerland.
CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)
Sold for CHF 986 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.