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Auction House:
Lawsons
Number of lots recorded:43
Lots with images:43
Prices available:43
Category:
Letter openers, paper knife, page turner
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Ivory carved manuscript page turner decorated with a village scene. Length 28 cm ***
*** Stuart Devlin hall marked double ended letter opener a fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. The letter opener beautifully crafted with a central corkscrew form with a fine and heavy grille of patinated silver and gold plate,… ***
*** New Zealand green stone and silver mounted paper knife with simple Kowhaiwai pattern, length 26 cm. Provenance: Vizard Foundation collection ***
*** Meiji Japanese letter opener with copper, brass and silvered metal. Length 30 cm. ***
*** Stuart Devlin hallmarked letter opener another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. The letter opener beautifully crafted with a 'zig-zag' form handle of a fine and heavy grille of patinated silver and gold plate, leading out to… ***
*** Silvered niello letter opener with an exotic feline handle. Length 50.5 cm ***
*** shibayama ivory & bone page turner with mother of pearl inlay on the ivory blade on a carved bone handle showing a viper attacking a frog to one side, with a crab emarging from a rock to the other. Condition good to fair, blade has been restored back to… ***
*** Australian sterling silver waratah letter opener stamped '925 Zl'. Condition good, minor wear consistant with age. Length 14.4 cm. Weight 22g ***
*** Australian silver boomerang letter opener featuring, kangaroo probably by Stewart Dawson & Co, length 19 cm Wgt:52g. Provenance: Vizard Foundation collection ***
*** Stuart Devlin letter opener in case another fine example by the famous post war Silversmith Stuart Devlin. The letter opener beautifully crafted with a handle of a fine and heavy grille of patinated silver and gold plate, leading out to a 'Spade' form end… ***
*** A Stuart Devlin hallmarked sterling silver double sided letter opener, length 30 cm, Wt 138.5g, London c1974 ***
*** A Cartier Santos propeller letter opener, ref. T1220354 with gold tone screw detail, size 21 x 2.5 cm, in boxes. ***
*** Scottish letter opener horn handled with silver ferrules & amber coloured glass top. Blade decorated with thistles & slightly bent at tip. Leather sheath with silver cuff featuring thistles & unengraved shield. Length 20 cm ***
*** Queens silver letter opener with Queen Elizabeth II Royal cypher to blade and a gilded, rippled handle, made by Stuart Devlin, presented in box, length 23 cm ***
*** Ivory carved Cantonese page turner featuring a carving of a blossom tree. Length 27.5 cm ***
*** Victorian silver and ivory page turner of large proportions with cypher marked E.H.C to ivory blade and detailed chased silver handle., hallmarked London, dated 1890 by E.B maker., length 40 cm ***
*** Azerbaijanian metal, bone & enamel letter opener. Length 25 cm ***
*** Chinese gilt metal page turner decorated with fish and elders. Length 29.5 cm ***
*** Australian sterling silver Gumnut letter opener having hand beaten detail to the blade, stamped '925'. Length 14.2 cm. Weight 16g ***
*** An ivory page turner well carved with the handle featuring a dragon possibly surrounded by flames, with curved edges, leading to a spear shape, elongated shaft/turner, length 25 cm, width 5 cm ***
*** Sterling silver handled and ivory page turner, length 39 cm, London, c.1895 by W.R. ***
*** English hallmarked sterling silver & ivory page turner in the Art Nouveau style. London, 1901, maker William Comyns & Sons length 39.5 cm ***
*** Hallmarked sterling silver letter opener Birmingham, 1863, Hilliard & Thomason. Length 23 cm ***
*** Hms silver letter Openers, bowl and cup floral letter opener: Birmingham, 1996, maker Vs; beaded handle letter opener: Sheffield, 1995; bowl: Edinburgh, 1937, maker M&C; cup: London, 1901, maker Mappin & Webb. Weight not including beaded letter opener… ***
*** An Australian sterling silver letter opener with lizard finial, Zigmunt Libucha, length 14 cm ***
*** Chinese ivory page turner with figural handle, length 26.5 cm ***
*** Australian silver boomerang letter opener with map of Australia, length 14.5 cm Wgt:31g. Provenance: Vizard Foundation collection ***
*** English hallmarked sterling silver and ivory page turner etched with monogram 'Mfc'. Birmingham, 1884, maker William Harrison Walter, condition fair, small chips to the ivory, minor dents to the handle. Length 34.5 cm ***
*** Victorian hallmarked sterling silver letter opener of long and tapering form and with a pierced ring grip to end and monogrammed with a dragon belo, width hallmarked London c1860 by Chawner & Co. (George William Adams), length 31 cm weight 107g ***
*** Ivory and silver page turner London, 1886, retailed for Hardy Brothers Sydney. Length 43 cm ***
*** Australian sterling silver Gumnut letter opener stamped 'Sterling' & '925'. Length 14.2 cm. Weight 17.5g ***
*** Waterford Crystal letter opener and a pair of sherry glasses on stands. Height of glasses 10.5 cm ***
*** Bamboo letter opener featuring bamboo tree amongst mountains, the reverso featuring script, length 18 cm ***
*** English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian handled ivory page turner with rope twist & foliate detail. Birmingham, 1898, maker Henry Matthews. Condition good to fair, some bending, wear, the ivory has been rounded. Length 28 cm ***
*** George III English hallmarked sterling silver letter opener of long and tapering form and with a pierced ring grip to end. Hallmarked London c1785 by (Ti??) unknown, length 34 cm weight 104g ***
*** Australian silver boomerang letter opener probably by Stewart Dawson & Co, length 18.5 cm Wgt:53g. Provenance: Vizard Foundation collection ***
*** George III English hallmarked sterling silver letter opener of long and tapering form and with a pierced ring grip to end and monogrammed with a 'Scruffy' gentleman belo, width hallmarked London c1809 by (M?) unknown, length 30 cm weight 92g ***
*** Ivory Page Turner 19th century, with carved beaded and twist form handle. Length 29 cm ***
*** Hallmarked sterling silver and mother of pearl Page Turner Birmingham, 1907 (length 25 cm ***
*** A heavily embossed hallmarked sterling silver and tortoiseshell page turner, c1896, length 39 cm ***
*** Eastern Telegraph Company 1893 paper knife treen with transfer and lacquer featuring map of the Southern hemisphere ***
*** Hallmarked sterling silver letter opener commemorating the marriage of Charles & Diana ***
*** A Collection of Victorian to 1920s novelty paper knives including Tunbridge ware shoe; 'Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds'; Edwardian tortoiseshell lady's leg; and French advertising paper knife for wine, Paris, length 22 cm longest ***