CIRCA 1900

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An Art Nouveau early plastic paperknife
Circa 1900
The openworked handle with moulded and painted violets
26cm. long
See illustration

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Lot Essay

See for comparable paperknives:
Andrea Di Noto, Art plastic designed for living, New York, 1984, p. 14 and p. 21

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