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Antique Folding Knife

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Fruit Knife / Letter Opener
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
and is contained within the handle. This exceptional folding knife was crafted by the renowned
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1880s English Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

George III Folding Fruit Knife and Folk, circa 1786-90
Located in London, GB
A very unusual cased George III folding fruit knife and folk made most probably in Sheffield circa
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18th Century English George III Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Spanish Coin 1768 Antique Folding Pocket Knife In .916 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A pocket knife with a Spanish Coin. Beautiful antique pocket knife, created in Spain, back in the
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1760s Spanish Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver, Steel

Very Fine George III Folding Fruit Knife & Fork Made, Probably in Sheffield
Located in London, GB
The fruit knife and fork have a silver blade and tines and reeded mounts. The mother-of-pearl
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18th Century English Antique Folding Knife

George Wostenholm Nude Moon Star Art Deco Folding Pocket Knife -Ster 925 Vintage
Located in Greensboro, NC
: Sterling Silver Style: Folding Pocket Knife Theme: Celestial Figure Features: Two Blades & One File
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1920s Antique Folding Knife

Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish British Victorian inkwell in the form of a wooden knife box dating from the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Wood

Antique Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
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H 5.12 in W 2.56 in D 1.97 in
19th Century French Sterling Silver Folding
Located in LEGNY, FR
Folding travel case in sterling silver and silver filled with rococo style decoration which
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Spanish Carving of Saint John the Evangelist, School of Juan de Ancheta
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Valladolid, ES
mannerism of the time with its sweetly wavy movement. Dressing with wide knife folds describes rich braising
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Folding Knife

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Gold

Original Antique World War One Poster Hark The Dogs Do Bark WWI Dogs Of War
Located in London, GB
with a French bulldog, a Greek with a knife, a Spanish bullfighter, a Dutchman smiling, an Italian
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1910s British Antique Folding Knife

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Paper

Antique Japanese Carved Village Buddha Enku Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
what appears to be cedar, the standing buddha was carved in an unpolished manner with exposed knife
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Folding Knife

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Wood

Antique Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl and Bone Dessert and Fish Set from 1910
By John & William Deakin
Located in London, London
knife blades and pinprick engraving on the tine bases. The dessert forks are 6"(15cm) long and the
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Colonial 18th Century Vizagapatam Pen-Engraved Writing Desk with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Visakhapatnam copied many other English forms such as, toilet glasses, knife cases, tea caddies, workboxes
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18th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Folding Knife

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Bone, Sandalwood

Collection of 11 Sterling Fruit Knives, 1860-1890
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, several with names or monograms. Folding fruit knives first appeared in France in the 17th century. They
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1870s English Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

18th Century Carved Oak Statue Depicting St. Bartholomew
Located in Dallas, TX
. The fabric of both garments has folds and bunches, implying movement. St Bartholomew stands barefoot
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18th Century French Antique Folding Knife

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Oak

Original Antique World War One Poster Hark The Dogs Do Bark WWI Dogs Of War
Located in London, GB
with a French bulldog, a Greek with a knife, a Spanish bullfighter, a Dutchman smiling, an Italian
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1910s Antique Folding Knife

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Paper

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Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Acorn" Flatware
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bronx, NY
This stylish sterling silver flatware service for ten is designed in the Acorn pattern. It was produced by Georg Jensen & is circa 1917. The flatware set of ninety three pieces weigh...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Opinion Ciatti Henry II Triangular Corner Wall Shelf
By Opinion Ciatti, Bruno Rainaldi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well defined with contemporary lines, a geometric design and unusual shapes in order to surprise and astonish. Henri is the collection of shelves designed by Bruno Rainaldi, characte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Folding Knife

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Stainless Steel

James Dixon & Sons 1900 Sheffield 3/8 Pint Liquor Flask in Silver and Crocodile
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in Miami, FL
Liquor flask bottle designed by James Dixon & Sons. Very handsome and handy liquor flask bottle, created in Sheffield England by the silversmith James Dixon & Sons, back in the 19...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Silver Plate

Peter Hertz 1857 Denmark Vesta Cigar Cutter Lighter Box In .925 Sterling Silver
By Peter Hertz
Located in Miami, FL
Multifunctional vesta lighter box designed by Peter Hertz (1811-1885). Beautiful antique vesta case, created in Copenhagen Denmark at the silversmiths workshop of Peter Hertz in 185...
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1850s Danish Early Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, GB
Period tea caddy Measures: Height 13cm, width 27cm A beautiful period tea caddy with cross banding and star inlay. Although wooden tea caddies were made early in the 18th ce...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Folding Knife

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Large Antique Silver Necessaire De Toilette William Comyns & Sons, London 1909
By William Comyns & Sons 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Black covered wooden case with original, cream-colored velvet and silk interior. Contents: a small tray, two glass bottles, a powder box on feet, an oval glass box, four brushes, a ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

Mappin & Webb Sterling Cigar Cutter
By Mappin & Webb
Located in New York, NY
Heavy gauge sterling silver double table-top push-down cigar cutter. Made by Mappin & Webb LONDON in 1911. Features a spring-loaded push-down cutting mechanism. Clean geometric lines...
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1910s European Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Mappin & Webb Sterling Cigar Cutter
Mappin & Webb Sterling Cigar Cutter
H 2.25 in W 3.5 in D 2.25 in
Middle Eastern Women Face Veil Bedouin, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Bedouin women face veil, from the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Desert. An amazing Niqab, Negev Bedouin veil from Palestine. Worked on a base of tiny silk embroidery wit...
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1910s Egyptian Folk Art Antique Folding Knife

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Textile

19th Century Framed Oil Still Life Painting of Fruit, Grapes, and Melon
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century framed oil still life painting of fruit, grapes, and melon.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Folding Knife

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Wood, Paint

19th C English Figural Sterling & Crystal Owl Perfume Bottle by Sampson Mordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century English figural sterling silver and crystal owl perfume bottle by Sampson Mordan for the French market. An exceptional example is the owl's head, realistically cast and ...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

19th Century Pair of Paris Porcelain Stoppered Bottles or Flacons
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A striking pair of 19th century green porcelain 'Flacons', or stoppered bottles, delightfully hand-painted in green with gold detailing. The front faces feature medallions enclosing ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Folding Knife

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Porcelain

Victorian 1900 Clam Shaped Coins Purse Wallet In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Clam Conch Shaped Coins wallet Purse. A beautiful piece, created during the late Victorian era (1837-1901) circa 1900. This is a coins wallet crafted in the shape of a clam conch, i...
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Early 1900s Spanish Late Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Cubist Still Life "Violin" by Agnes Weinrich, Signed, Dated 1922
By Agnes Weinrich
Located in New York, NY
Still life painting (Violin, Flowers), Oil on canvas, by Agnes Weinrich, Signed and dated "22", Unframed: 20" x 16", Framed 27.5 x 23". Agnes Weinrich (1873-1946) was an early fem...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Folding Knife

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Paint, Canvas

Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
By Arthur Graf
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive and decorative antique sterling silver snuff box. It is a rounded oval shape, very ergonomic to slip into the pocket and it has a wonderful pictorial design to the lid...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
Antique sterling silver snuff box, Pictorial home scene
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H 0.75 in W 2 in D 1.5 in
Antique Solid Sterling Silver 'Castle Top' Dish/Pin Tray, Windsor Castle - 1843
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this intricate Victorian solid silver small dish/pin tray with the marks of Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1843. Despite its dainty and compact size, this di...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Hagenauer, Tennis Players, A Pair of Art Deco Miniature Sculptures, ca. 1920's
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Art Deco Karl Hagenauer Tennis Players A Pair of Miniature Sculptures Vienna, ca. 1920s DIMENSIONS MALE TENNIS PLAYER FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER Height: 3-5/8 inches Height: 3...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Metal

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German Etui, Gilt Copper with Bloodstone Sides, Partial Contents, circa 1750
Located in Geelong, Victoria
mounts, the interior with partial contents including folding knife, scissors, pencil, bodkin, aid-de
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1750s German Rococo Antique Folding Knife

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Gold, Copper

George III Cased Silver & Mother of Pearl Folding Fruit Knife & Fork, circa 1800
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A good cased pair of George III silver and mother of pearl folding fruit knife and fork, the mother
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

Chaplin 'Burlesque on Carmen' Original Linocut Movie Poster, Swedish, 1920
Located in Devon, GB
Carmen to death in jealous revenge, only to reveal a prop knife at the end as both Chaplin and Purviance
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Linen, Paper

Antique Coromandel Silver Vanity Dressing Box Mappin & Webb, 19th Century
By Mappin & Webb, James Vickery
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
1854 by London silversmiths James Vickery. Folding down the front of the silver dressing box allows
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Brass

Edmond Johnson Silver Horse Riding Boot Pulls and Folding Boot Knife
Located in New York, NY
A rare and wonderfully well crafted pair of horse riding boot pulls with silver hounds and folding
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Early 20th Century Irish Edwardian Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Rare Antique English Biscuit Box in the form of a Knife Box, circa 1880
By Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
of a knife box, quite stunning with a folding finial just like a Georgian knife box. The shaped
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver Plate

Georgian 18-Karat Gold-Mounted Mother of Pearl Etui, London, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
implements: fan writing tablet, pencil, folding knife, pick, needle and ruler. Condition In excellent
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1760s English Georgian Antique Folding Knife

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Gold

Antique Georgian 18-Karat Gold-Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Etui, London, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
brass implements: fan writing tablet, pencil, folding knife, pick, needle and ruler. Condition In
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1760s English Georgian Antique Folding Knife

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Gold

18th Century Georgian 18-Karat Gold-Mounted Bloodstone Etui, London, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
writing tablet, pencil, folding knife, pick, needle and ruler. Condition In excellent condition. No
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1760s British Georgian Antique Folding Knife

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Gold

Antique 18th Century Georgian 18-Karat Gold Agate Etui, London, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
contemporary and later gold and steel implements: fan writing tablet, pair of scissors, pen, folding knife
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1750s English Georgian Antique Folding Knife

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Agate, Gold

Incredible Antique Folding Fruit Knife Collection, 18th-20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
peeler and another with a butter knife blade. 11 of the folding knives have none mother-of-pearl handles
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

An extremely rare George III Tortoiseshell Pique Folding Fruit Knife & Fork.
Located in London, GB
The blade of the knife and tines of the fork are decorated with crisp bright cut designs, as are
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Late 18th Century English Antique Folding Knife

A very fine Folding Fruit Knife made in Sheffield in 1875.
Located in London, GB
The Fruit Knife is of typical form and has a mother of pearl handle and very fine quality silver
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Late 19th Century Antique Folding Knife

Antique George 111 Silver & M.O.Pearl Travelling Folding Fruit Knife, circa 1800
Located in London, GB
Antique George 111 Silver & M.O.Pearl Travelling Folding Fruit Knife, circa 1800 In lovely
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Robert Klaas Fishing Knife, Solingen
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
condition. The German folding pocket knife has a 10cm blade marked 'RobT Klaas Solingen, Rostfrei' with the
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Early 20th Century Antique Folding Knife

Robert Klaas Fishing Knife, Solingen
Robert Klaas Fishing Knife, Solingen
H 9.06 in W 0.79 in D 0.6 in
Bone Knife Victorian Sterling Silver Letter Opener, England
Located in Sofia, BG
, circa 1897 The terms paper knife and letter opener are often used interchangeably to refer to a knife
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1890s British Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Picnic Set in Leather case.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
the pair of travelling cups with folding handles, the other a set of folding cutlery, a knife, a fork
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Early 1900s British Antique Folding Knife

Picnic Set in Leather case.
Picnic Set in Leather case.
H 3.94 in W 11.03 in D 7.68 in
Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Silver Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
knife or sword as in swordsticks. Around the 17th or 18th century, a stout rigid stick took over from
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1840s French Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

Victorian Antique 18-Carat Gold Sewing & Grooming / Vanity / Dressing Kit, 1873
Located in London, GB
items have 18-carat gold Handles and include a stiletto, folding pen knife, and button hook. The set
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1870s English Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Gold

Mappin & Webb Complete Set of Silverware in Original Chest
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Oakland, CA
, carving knife with fork, master butter knife and ice tong. Everything housed in an original ebonized
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Silver Plate

Wakizashi Samurai Short Sword Tsunahiro School Circa 1550-1650 by Tsunaie
By Japanese Studio
Located in Soquel, CA
tempering) surface grain "itame hada" (Itame hada is produced by folding the billet in either the same or
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16th Century Japanese Antique Folding Knife

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Wrought Iron

Carl Schlieper 1920 Germany Art Deco Antique Multi Purpose Folding Pocket Knife
By Carl Schlieper
Located in Miami, FL
A pocket knife designed by Carl Schlieper. Beautiful antique pocket knife, created in Germany by
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Steel

Antique Sterling Silver Pocket Knife
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
In its original condition, this 2-1/4 inch Gentleman's Antique Sterling Silver Pocket Knife has two
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folding Knife

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Stainless Steel

Art Deco 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Knife
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Art Deco period 14K gold pocket knife. Excellent condition, two folding blades of
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Metal, Gold

Art Deco 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Knife
Art Deco 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Knife
H 2.75 in W 0.57 in D 0.19 in
Antique Victorian Red Morrocan Leather Desk or Travelling Blotter with Inkwell
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
. Rare antique Victorian desk stationery blotter folder with paper knife and unusual feature, built-in
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Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Leather

A 19th century Indian silver inlaid dagger with a Damascus steel blade, C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
A fine 19th-century ornate Indian dagger superbly made from hand forged folded steel known as
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Steel

Strawberry Still Life
By Charles Maurin
Located in Pasadena, CA
subjects: fruits, vegetables, porcelain boxes, in earthenware from Soufflenheim, Alsace, a silver knife
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1830s Impressionist Antique Folding Knife

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Oil

Strawberry Still Life
Strawberry Still Life
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 3.94 in
Japanese Antique Tool Kit of Four Professional Bonsai Pruning Tools
Located in South Burlington, VT
bonsai. All come neatly tucked into an old folding box as shown. Several of the tools are stamped with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Folding Knife

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Metal

Early Victorian Sterling Coin Pocketknife & Chain
Located in Narberth, PA
a single Franc sterling silver coin into a 3-fold pocketknife. When closed, it simply looks like a
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Sterling Silver

Mappin & Webb Complete Set of Silverware in Original Chest
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Oakland, CA
knife with a fork, master butter knife and ice tong. Everything housed in an original ebonized oak
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Folding Knife

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Silver Plate

Beardshaw & Co. Sheffield Plate Faux Ivory Fruit Knives and Forks
By A. Beardshaw & Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Sheffield's Cutlers Company, in 1743. While trying to repair the handle of a customer's decorative knife, he
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver Plate

18th Century Chatellerault Large Knife
Located in Paris, FR
Large folding knife with one blade. French, Poitou-Charentes, Chatellerault. Horn and iron. Size
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18th Century and Earlier French Folk Art Antique Folding Knife

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Iron

18th Century Chatellerault Large Knife
18th Century Chatellerault Large Knife
H 16.54 in W 31.11 in D 0.4 in
Cased Edwardian Silver & Enamel Folding Pen Knife, Charles & George Asprey, 1904
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A good quality Edwardian silver pen knife with two folding steel blades, the silver side plates
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver, Enamel

George III Cased Silver & Mother-of-pearl Folding Fruit Knife & Fork, circa 1800
By Sheffield
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A fine George III cased silver and mother-of-pearl folding fruit knife and fork, the knife with
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

Pair of George III Cased Silver and Mother-of-pearl Folding Fruit Knife and Fork
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A fine cased pair George III silver and mother-of-pearl folding fruit knife and fork, the pearl
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19th Century English George III Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

Victorian Silver and Horn Campaign Set
By John Newton Mappin
Located in London, London
An antique silver and horn Campaign set, consisting of a knife, fork, and spoon. Detachable and
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1850s English Victorian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

20th Century Edwardian Novelty Silver Tea Caddy, Birmingham 1908
By William Hutton & Sons
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely English Edwardian silver tea caddy in the shape of an 18th century knife box with fold
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Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Antique Folding Knife

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Silver

Papier Mâché Painted Sewing Needlework Box by Hausburg Liverpool 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, file and pen knife. The underside of the lid has a red cross ribbon design and can be folded
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19th Century British Antique Folding Knife

Antique Georgian 18.5" Stationery Box, Chest, Cabinet. Marquetry
Located in South Coast, CA
with its upright knife box style, complete fitted interior and beautiful marquetry inlaid exterior
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Folding Knife

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Wood

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Antique Folding Knife For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique folding knife you’re looking for. Each antique folding knife for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique folding knife, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique folding knife bearing Art Deco or louis xv hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique folding knife over the years, but those crafted by John & William Deakin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Folding Knife?

The average selling price for an antique folding knife at 1stDibs is $2,850, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $23,762 for the highest priced.