Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd April 2019

Lot 559

A pair of Victorian steel scissors by Joseph Cousins

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £140

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Description

A pair of Victorian steel scissors by Joseph Cousins, with open scroll handles, stamped 'J. COUSINS & SONS SHEFFIELD', 22.6cm long.

Provenance: The vendor is a descendant of Joseph Cousins, by repute made for the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851.