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 3 000 - 4 000
About this Item
A pair of blue and white porcelain-mounted knifes, 18th century
each fitted with a blue and white pistol handle, fitted to metal ferrules, with iron scimitar blade, some damage, 27cm long; a porcelain-mounted knife and fork, possibly Bow, 18th century, the pistol-shaped handle moulded with foliage and berries, fitted to a silver ferrule, with iron scimitar blade, the fork with iron two-tynes, restorations, the knife 21,5cm long; and a French 'Sevres' porcelain-mounted fruit knife, 19th century, the handle with a oval cartouche painted with a young maiden, the reverse with a flower-filled cartouche enclosed by a celeste blue ground, fitted to a silvered ferrule, with iron blade engraved 1/8, 21,5cm long
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