The Andrew Newall Collection of Weapons and The Vyvyan Myerson Collection of Cut-Steel and Cutlery
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 18 October 2021
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 690
About this Item
An agate knife and fork, late 18th/19th century, possibly English
each with faceted agate handles, silver ferrule, with iron scimtar blade engraved with cutlers mark and initials RTD, with four-tyne fork, the knife 20,5cm long; an agate and silvered knife and fork, 18th century, possibly English, each with faceted agate handles, the knife with plain metal ferrule to a bolster, with iron blade engraved with cutlers mark, the fork with two steel traingular-section tynes, the knife 19cm long; an agate knife, 18th century, possibly English, with faceted agate handle and silvered ferrule, iron blade with cutler's mark, 22,5cm long; an agate fork, 18th century, possibly English, with two steel tynes to a turned stem, with shaped agate handle, restored, 17cm long
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