Antique Scissors

Snipping a profile from paper with scissors, and mounting the result to a contrasting sheet of paper, became a popular diversion among the European and American upper classes in the ...

19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a lion shield in the back.

19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a gentleman in the back.

An amazing large-scale Chinese shop sign, 19th century, with calligraphy, and scissors in gold on burgundy background. Design is on both sides.

Circa late 19th to early 20th century Tailor's brass trade sign in the shape of scissors. The piece measures 26.00 inches long. Made in the United States.

A stylish metal tray designed for spike lamps, featuring decorative leaf reliefs that add a touch of elegance. The tray is supported on four sturdy feet, ensuring stability and funct...

Antique silver grape scissors, made in 1870.  

Shaped like a pair of scissors, this silver and gold brooch is encrusted with rose-cut diamonds and a central ruby.

A superb pair of Grape Scissors or shears, made in a variation of Kings shape.

An Extremely rare Charles I Silver Pair of Scissors, circa 1635-1640; one of the earliest recorded pairs of silver scissors of the Albert Collection p.321; the steel blades are stamp...

A pair of fine quality and unusual early Victorian cast silver grape scissors, made in the form of a standing stork.

Fine and rare Jugendstil / Art Nouveau / Secession / Arts & Crafts Erhard & Sohne writing desk set including pen tray with inkwell, match, letter and notepad holder, cord dispenser w...

A superb pair of Grape Scissors or shears, made in the most sought after Old English pattern.

An English, Georgian silver plated chamber stick with snuffer. Missing scissors.

The box opens to reveal original inkwells, various compartments and sprung correspondence holder with scissors, letter opener and loops for pens. Measures: 33cms wide, 24cms deep and...

A push dagger from India that expands when the two handles are pulled together also known as a scissors katar.

We are proud to offer additionally a rare Jugendstil dragonfly bowl / tray and a fine writing desk set including pen tray with inkwell, match, letter and notepad holder, cord dispens...

Superb quality gilt metal etui, the Rococo form with central bloodstone specimen and finely tooled mounts, the interior with partial contents including folding knife, scissors, penci...

Exquisite and rare mid nineteenth century shagreen and sterling silver book form etui, fitted with scissors, pencil, bone writing surface, picks, spoon and a pocket knife.

A boy with his hat pulled over his face is carried towards a group of men (one holding scissors) by two ladies. Very interesting proof printing with a maculature impression on the ve...

The three tools include the stamp, scissors and poke. The ring finial is a hand and duck head.

Wealthy women of the 19th century had tools, scissors, bobbins, tape measures, thimbles, and other accessories that were made of gold or silver and stored in fancy cases.

In Greek mythology, we find Clotha having the distaff, Lachesis turning the distaff and Atropos army of scissors cutting the thread of life. The sculptor, on the fireback, deleted th...

The column has a hook to hang scissors to cut the wicks for the candles. The top finial is a Crane that just caught a snake.

The interior features a silk cushion and mirror, cut-steel embroidered removable tool tray fitted with a replaced stiletto, scissors, needle-case, needle, finger-guard, mother of pea...

One base and snuffer are 1809 and the other base and snuffer 1817, the scissors 1816. Rectangular base with gadrooned border.

It has 18, dessert spoons, 18 dessert forks, 18 dessert knives, 6 serving spoons with fluted bowls, a plain ladle, a sifter ladle, a pair of grape scissors, a large cake serving knif...

Snuffers seem usually to have been made by specialist smallworkers, in this case Thomas Radcliffe, presumably due to the specialized skill of attaching the steel cutting edges to the...

Pliers have a similar shape as a pair of scissors, with the difference that the tip is made of two thin choppers.

Measure: 72 forks- 21 small -7.25 inches 45 medium - 8 inches 6 large - 11 inches 80 knives- 5 large - 15.5 inches 75 - medium 9 inches 42 spoons- 20 large - 8 inches 22 med...

It includes a silver miniature pin cushion, silver awl, silver thimble, silver bodkin, and silver scissors with their original sheath. All items in the sewing kit are heavily ornamen...

Needle lace is a type of lace created using only a needle and thread and scissors to stitch up hundreds of tiny stitches to form the lace itself.

The box interior features a removable tool pad, with fitted tools including, scissors, thimble, thread winders, pricker and perfume bottle, decorated with sequins.

This Gilt Metal Sewing Etui is a testament to the attention to detail of the era, containing essential tools including a needle case, scissors, thimble, needle, and awl—all housed in...

A pair of steel bladed scissors with highly chased and engraved gold handles and gold blade sheath.

This was the year of the first patent for a concertina or scissors action extending dining table, which was taken out by Wilkinsons of Moorfields in London.

The manicure set has scissors marked by Paul Sormani, a very notable French maker & retailer.

Folding down the front of the silver dressing box allows the wings of the box to be opened out, revealing a padded tool pad complete with mother of pearl handled tools including a sh...

Spherical, flattened at the base, they are topped with a neck cut with scissors. For wine, it is glass and has no handle. origin: Driven from his kingdom of Naples, Queen Jeanne to...

She carries a large basket over her right arm displaying peddler’s wares including needle cards, spectacles, buckles and scissors, and carries a large paddle reading ‘The Last Speech’.

; ) Some 'out-of-round' to the finger holes on those scissors, but that's such an easy thing to fix, I meant to do it before our photographer (who is Mr.

The front folds down to reveal a wonderful accoutrements pad which holds eighteen tools including scissors, needle-case, corkscrew and unusually a pair of rulers, one being mother-of...

The Danzig merchant Georg Gisze (or Giese) is shown among the paraphernalia of his trade: money, pen, seal, inkpots, balance, boxes, scissors, keys. On a table covered with a Turkey ...

The loss of one handle of the little sewing scissors inside is more bothersome, but again ony slightly so since it is rare enough to find these with anything remaining of the sewing ...

All of the implements are in superb condition except for the scissors, that have a clean break in the steel portion just above the scissor.

In total there are twenty-two ladies accoutrements, including scissors, nail file, tweezers, medicine spoon, retractable pencil, cork screw, pen knife, yarn threader, and many more i...

In the lower margin appear the guild's symbol (a pair of scissors) and the arms of the Angevin King in Naples (demonstrating Bologna's adherence to the Guelf party) and the city of B...

Vintage steel scissors.

Vintage steel scissors

Vintage steel scissors

Vintage steel scissors

Industrial scissors that are stepped, might be shears for shearing or lawn maintainence.

Being offered is a pair of sterling silver scissors in their original presentation box. Made in England, they have that understated English look that is hard to miss.

Oversized commercial fabric scissors with wonderful black handle

Silver and Gilt silver plate Egg scissors to cut egg shells with great refinement. A wonderful alternative to egg slicers in a very sophisticated shape of a French rooster.

An elegant pair of scissors once used to trim the wick of an opium lamp.

Interesting and unusual 14K solid gold Art Nouveau scissors. Beautifully crafted and perfectly operational with a sharp blade.