Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art, Jewellery, Oriental Works of Art and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 20 - 27 September 2021
Jewellery
Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 104
About this Item
Pair of gold needlework scissors and an awl, possibly French, 19th century
the scissor arms moulded with a pair of lions and c-scrolls to oval finger loops, steel blades, with sheath, indistinct discharge mark for gold, repairs, scissor length approximately 95mm, and a gold and steel awl, repairs, length approximately 82mm
(2)
Notes
Scissors:
Sheath 2.0g
Scissors: 10.5g all in
Repairs to the arms and the small terminals at the end of the oval finger loops where they are marked
Sheath with repairs to the end terminal and some splits
Awl - with repairs to the gold handle
Gross mass: 4.4g all in
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