Lot 426

CASTELLANI AND CAETANI - An ivory paper knife




Auction: 1 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
£4,250
Description
designed by Michaelangelo Caetani, made and retailed in the Castellani showroom, Rome, circa 1880, modelled as a standing angel, hands clasped in prayer and her wings elongated and upright forming the blade
Dimensions
26cm long
Footnote
Note: See Castellani, by Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker, illus. p 42, fig. 2-14 and discussed pages 40-41



