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UNMARKED, CIRCA 1905
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AN EDWARDIAN ROCK CRYSTAL-HANDLED TORTOISESHELL PAPER KNIFE WITH GOLD, SILVER AND ENAMEL MOUNTS
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1905
The tapering rock crystal handle with domed top, edged with a white enamel band and fitted with a cylindrical mount with ribbed gold borders and alternately striped with white enamel and silver-gilt, original fitted gold-tooled blue leather case lined in oyster silk and buff and blue velvet, retailed by A.B. Simmons of Folkestone
14 in. (35.5 cm.) long
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1905
The tapering rock crystal handle with domed top, edged with a white enamel band and fitted with a cylindrical mount with ribbed gold borders and alternately striped with white enamel and silver-gilt, original fitted gold-tooled blue leather case lined in oyster silk and buff and blue velvet, retailed by A.B. Simmons of Folkestone
14 in. (35.5 cm.) long
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