JOB [Probablement Jacques Onfroy de Bréville] - Paper knife - [Ouvre-lettre représentant un "Doughboy" sur le drapeau des États-Unis, avec une branche d'olivier]. - Wood

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Wooden letter opener dating from the early 20th century, signed 'Job' and probably by Jacques Onfroy de Bréville, made in France, dimensions 29 cm high by 3.5 cm wide by 3 mm deep, in good condition with some wear and stains due to age.

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Wooden letter opener signed 'Job'.

Probably: Jacques Onfroy de Bréville, known as Job, was a French draftsman, caricaturist, and illustrator born on November 25, 1858, in Bar-le-Duc and died on September 15, 1931, in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

During WW1, Job participated in a charity project created to assist war veterans in Bordeaux, a city where many injured soldiers were transported. His drawings were used by the veterans to make wooden toys, allowing them to occupy their time and earn an income.

The 1919 poster, 'The French Artistic Toy', preserved in institutions around the world, lists: 'Toys, Trinkets, Badges designed by JOB, made by war mutilees in Bordeaux under the direction of the artist JOB'.

Wooden letter opener signed 'Job'.

Probably: Jacques Onfroy de Bréville, known as Job, was a French draftsman, caricaturist, and illustrator born on November 25, 1858, in Bar-le-Duc and died on September 15, 1931, in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

During WW1, Job participated in a charity project created to assist war veterans in Bordeaux, a city where many injured soldiers were transported. His drawings were used by the veterans to make wooden toys, allowing them to occupy their time and earn an income.

The 1919 poster, 'The French Artistic Toy', preserved in institutions around the world, lists: 'Toys, Trinkets, Badges designed by JOB, made by war mutilees in Bordeaux under the direction of the artist JOB'.

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Era
1900-2000
Material
Wood
Designer/Artist/Maker
JOB [Probablement Jacques Onfroy de Bréville]
Model/ Name
[Ouvre-lettre représentant un "Doughboy" sur le drapeau des États-Unis, avec une branche d'olivier].
Country of Origin
France
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
29 cm
Width
3.5 cm
Depth
3 mm
Estimated Period
beginning of the 20th century
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Objects sold
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