Lot 142

IONA - A SCARCE SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL LETTER OPENER
ALEXANDER RITCHIE, GLASGOW 1932

Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 17 August 2016 from 12:00 BST
£750
Description
marked AR (incuse), IONA, of Scottish sword form with Celtic knot work to handle and guard, the blade with fighting entwined animals, copied from a pattern on a pillar in Iona Abbey
Dimensions
21cm long, 2.2oz
