No. 68147355

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Paper Knife / Letter Opener - Brass with Superb Quality Embossed Decoration to Handle picked out in copper - Birds and Flowers - Japan - Late 19th century
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Paper Knife / Letter Opener - Brass with Superb Quality Embossed Decoration to Handle picked out in copper - Birds and Flowers - Japan - Late 19th century

A superbly detailed late 19th Century Japanese letter opener / paper knife of the highest quality. The brass handle is decorated with birds and foliage and is picked out in copper. The tapered blade showing restrained naturalistic engraved strokes. In very good with signs of only very minor wear as expected for its age. Measures 290 mm long by 30 mm wide by 10 mm in thickness. From a private collection. Will post worldwide. Postage will be combined with other purchases.

No. 68147355

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Paper Knife / Letter Opener - Brass with Superb Quality Embossed Decoration to Handle picked out in copper - Birds and Flowers - Japan - Late 19th century

Paper Knife / Letter Opener - Brass with Superb Quality Embossed Decoration to Handle picked out in copper - Birds and Flowers - Japan - Late 19th century

A superbly detailed late 19th Century Japanese letter opener / paper knife of the highest quality.
The brass handle is decorated with birds and foliage and is picked out in copper.
The tapered blade showing restrained naturalistic engraved strokes.
In very good with signs of only very minor wear as expected for its age.
Measures 290 mm long by 30 mm wide by 10 mm in thickness.
From a private collection.
Will post worldwide.

Postage will be combined with other purchases.

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