Lot 114
A late Victorian silver paper knife,
The Drambuie Collection Part II
Auction: 27 January 2006 at 10:00 GMT
£1,016
Description
with marks for Edinburgh 1895, maker ?H, designed as a miniature broadsword, with quatrefoil and S-pierced and engraved basket hilt, with scarlet cloth liner
Dimensions
Length 26cm, 2oz total
Footnote
Note:
The 'S' incorporated into the pierced basket form hilt may be intended to commemorate the Stuart cause, or to refer to Stirling, a centre renowned for sword manufacturing.