Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 214
‡ A collection of penknives including ten with ivory or bone scales
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £850
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Description
‡ A collection of penknives
including ten with ivory or bone scales, one unusual type with four blades; six with mother of pearl scales; nine with antler scales; four with horn scales; three combination type, one including a fork, whistle and corkscrew; four novelty types; one with tortoiseshell scales; nine others, a brass cased fleam stamped J.HALL, a pair of miniature folding scissors, three cased cut throat razors, a large carpet needle, a double ended cased steel, a knuckle duster and two modern penknives,
the longest 20cm. (61)
Provenance
Seward Kennedy, London.