Sale 5657
London, South Kensington
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8 December 2010
Price realised
GBP 2,750
Estimate
A silver, gem and enamel paper knife, by Child & Child The handle with white and turquoise coloured guilloché enamel striped detail and foliate decoration, the silver blade with gold inlay and quillon to a cabochon pink sapphire pommel, circa 1900, 14.5 cm long Signed with maker's mark to the quillon
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