Details
A STEEL AND IVORY DESK KNIFE, the steel double edged blade incised with the figure of a soldier and foliate ornament, heightened in gilt, the obverse with a stag with baluster knopped tapering ivory handle; and a matching eraser, Italian, 17th/18th Century -- 15½in. and 15¼in. (38.7cm.) long, respectively. (2)
Provenance
Lord Astor of Hever, Hever Castle, Kent
Sotheby's 6 May 1983, Lot 607
Sotheby's 6 May 1983, Lot 607
Literature
M Findley 'Western Writing Implements', London 1990.
Similar examples, fig. 38 and colour plate II
Similar examples, fig. 38 and colour plate II