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Japanese Meiji Silver Mounted Brass Letter Opener
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designs and dating from the latter 19th century. The letter opener is made from a thin single piece of brass with rounded ends and tapers to wider blade end. The handle end is mounted in relief molded silver with a large lily pad and a lily bud with the blade of the letter opener decorated with incised floral designs and a butterfly. To the opposite side the handle is applied in relief with two jumping frogs, one in gold colored metal and the other in silver. The letter opener is not marked.
Provenance: acquired in the British art market.
A soldered edge where the metals join, probably intentional and original and wear to the letter opener associated with age and use.
- Dimensions:Height: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)Width: 0.89 in (2.25 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
- Style:Meiji (Of the Period)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Meiji 1868-1912
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Bishop's Stortford, GB
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