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GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1893 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD
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A SWISS SPLIT-PEARL SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD MUSICAL FOLDING KNIFE
Geneva, circa 1800, later struck with two French post-1893 import marks for gold
Folding knife, the obverse and reverse of the tapering gold handle enamelled in translucent red and opaque blue around gold scrolls set with split-pearls, a trophy of Love enclosing a musical movement, the curved side of the gold blade chased with foliage
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) long when closed
Geneva, circa 1800, later struck with two French post-1893 import marks for gold
Folding knife, the obverse and reverse of the tapering gold handle enamelled in translucent red and opaque blue around gold scrolls set with split-pearls, a trophy of Love enclosing a musical movement, the curved side of the gold blade chased with foliage
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) long when closed
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 10 November 1987, lot 337 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-172).
Dr Anton C. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-172).
Special notice
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