Paper Knives
Original Photograph from the Edgar Brandt Original Catalog, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
, consoles, photo frames, andirons, firewalls, radiator covers, screens, inkwells, paper knives, bowls, vases
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Photography
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Paper
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H 10.83 in W 8.67 in D 0.01 in
Antique Print of a Man Grinding Knives, circa 1850
Located in Langweer, NL
grinding knives. Published circa 1850.
Artists and Engravers: Engraved by W. French after a painting by
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Antique 19th Century Prints
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Paper
Set of 2 Antique Prints of Decorated Knives, circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of two antique prints. Plate 11 and 12 depicting decorated antique knives. Source unknown, to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of a Man Grinding Knives by French, 'c.1850'
Located in Langweer, NL
grinding knives. Engraved by W. French after a painting by J.B. Weenix, published circa 1850.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Bamboo Appetizer Spreader Knives, Small, Set of 5
Located in New York, NY
. Marked 'Japan' on blade, and on box in two places as shown. With original box and tissue paper.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Barware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage S&A Haddad Jezzine Horn Bird Handled 2 Pieces Carving Set in Box
By S&A Haddad
Located in North Hollywood, CA
bones & brass and were applied to spoons, forks, Knives, paper-knives, daggers.
The Haddad artisans
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Late 20th Century Lebanese Aesthetic Movement Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Medical Print 'Pl. XX' by D. Diderot, circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate XX: 'Chirurgie'. (Surgery.) This plate shows surgical instruments, knives. This print
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Albacete, Spain - 1902: A Cartographic Depiction of Landscape and Infrastructure
Located in Langweer, NL
knives and other bladed tools.
Traditionally, the economy of Albacete has been based on agriculture and
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Antique Early 1900s Maps
Materials
Paper
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H 14.77 in W 20.08 in D 0 in
Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Ginger plant and castnis moths Nr. 36
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
cut the path for me with knives. The butterfly is Castnia licus and belongs to a strange family. The
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Other Prints
Materials
Paper
H 17.72 in W 11.93 in D 0.04 in
Guide Des Cadeaux Edite Par Lancel (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
everything from Handbags and Wallets to silver knives and forks, jewelry, watches and clocks.
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Vintage 1920s Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Isère ‘France’ by V. Levasseur, 1854
By Victor Levasseur
Located in Langweer, NL
of Grenoble city, game, chamois, fish, chimneys, guns and cannonballs, a glove box, ratafia, knives
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Antique Mid-19th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Edna Glaubman, Miami Florida Modern Artist Lithograph Titled "in Concert"
Located in Miami, FL
artistic tool from trowels and knives to brushes and pens. Her extraordinary achievement of transparency is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
H 24.38 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
Yoshihiro Narisawa, Satoyama Cuisine. Gastronomy & Culinary Photography Book
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sourced and also how the chef works with the craftsmen who makes his knives and tableware. This attention
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
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H 13 in W 15.7 in D 4 in
Five Damascus Steel Knife Set with 3000-5000 Year-Old Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
DOVEDALE’S debut project is a set of Japanese-inspired Damascus steel knives. The folded blue paper
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2010s English Minimalist Knife Boxes
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Metal, Steel, Cut Steel
H 3.94 in W 6.89 in D 18.51 in
Single Damascus Knife Set with 3000-5000 Year-Old Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
DOVEDALE’S debut project is a set of Japanese inspired Damascus steel knives. The folded blue paper
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2010s Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
Three Damascus Knife Set with 3000-5000 Year-old Bog-oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
DOVEDALE’S debut project is a set of Japanese-inspired Damascus steel knives. The folded blue paper
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2010s English Minimalist Knife Boxes
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Metal
Antique Kent's Knife Cleaning, Polishing & Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
. The case has two original paper labels and a small oval porcelain maker's badge. The cast base is also
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Stone, Metal
H 18 in W 16 in D 5 in
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Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror.
The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Antique Ophthalmometer Eye Machine by General Optical Company
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Antique Universal Ophthalmometer Eye Exam Machine by General Optical Company is stamped “Pat Oct 24th 1911”. This is an optical optometrist device to measure the curvature of th...
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Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments
Secessionist Fire Screen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A fine and stylish mirrored secessionist fire screen crafted in brass raised on arched perpendicular legs, having a scrolled pediment and a flawless sun burst engraving in the bevele...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
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Brass
French Art Deco Da Silva Bruhns
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Da Silva Bruhns.
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Vintage 1950s Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
French Art Deco Table Lamp Signed Hettier & Vincent (pair available)
By Hettier & Vincent
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Art Deco table lamp by the French artists "Hettier & Vincent" in great condition. A Hexagonal shade is enhanced with an intricate geometric flower design in clear frosted gl...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Bronze
French Steamer Trunk By Aux Etats Unis
Located in Essex, MA
Canvas and leather and wood trim with brass fittings. Provenance ; John Gardner Coolidge. He was the nephew of Isabella Steward Gardner. John was an American diplomat. His summer hom...
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Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Other
Degué French Art Deco Table Lamp, Late 1920s
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp by Degue (Compiegne), France, late 1930s. Thick molded glass shade. Original wrought iron base. Measures: Height 14.2" (36cm), diameter of the base 5.9"(15...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
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Wrought Iron
Skyscraper Art Deco Chandelier Attributed to Héttier and Vincent
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco skyscraper chandelier in silvered bronze and molded blown glass of very good quality.
Attributed to Héttier and Vincent
Electrified chandelier composed of a central glassw...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Identical on both front and back, this brown gutta percha case has a lovely floral design with minimal geometric designs. The gilt stamped brass inner frame and inner mat are in fine...
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Antique 1860s American High Victorian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Gold Plate, Metal
Edgar Brandt and Daum French Art Deco Torchère
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Edgar Brandt. French Art Deco floor lamp on a wrought iron base, with mottled orange glass shade by Daum, 1920s.
Measures: H 67.7 in.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Artist's Gallery Display or Studio Easel of Turned Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English artist's gallery display or studio floor easel from the 19th century, featuring a sliding brass and mahogany mechanism to adjust the tray height, with turned mahog...
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Antique 19th Century English Easels
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Brass Library Telescope on Folding Tripod Base from Scotland
By D. McGregor & Co. 1
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Scottish working library telescope of brass, from the 19th century, for terrestrial or astronomical use. Featuring a primary barrel with a fine focusing wheel and eye tu...
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Scientific Instruments
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Brass, Metal, Steel, Iron
Hettier & Vincent Art Deco Ceiling Pendent Chandelier
By Hettier & Vincent
Located in Fairfax, VA
1930's French Art Deco Pendent chandelier by Hettier & Vincent with cooperation of Des Hanots.
Minimum height fully installed is 16" and with all the chain 27".
Professionally rewire...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Nickel
1910s Venetian Coffee Table Nightstand Laquered Wood, Gilt Brass, Pink Onyx Top
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century refined elegant coffee table or nightstand with conical legs in lacquered wood and gilt brass with pink onyx top and underlying crystal top. Salviati Jesurum & Co....
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Night Stands
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Crystal, Onyx, Brass
H 21.26 in W 20.87 in D 12.6 in
19th Century Travel Trunk by Innovation
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century travel trunk by Innovation
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Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Trunks and Luggage
Unusual Early 20th Century Novelty Biscuit Box, circa 1920, Hat Box
Located in Bath, GB
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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Decorative Dish Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Austrian Art Deco 1940s Beaten Brass
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
candleholders and hand mirrors all the way to paper knives.
Another example is this elegant, beaten brass
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Brass
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H 1.58 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Pottus Side Table Black Sculptural Furniture Laurie Poast Norway Scandinavia
By Laurie Poast
Located in Bergen, NO
large version was constructed manually with handwritten formulas scratched on paper and pieces of
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2010s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
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Cement
H 20.48 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Bone Knife Victorian Sterling Silver Letter Opener, England
Located in Sofia, BG
times.
Paper knives are used for cutting open the pages of hand-produced books where the folding of
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Letter Openers
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Sterling Silver
Book of Spoons by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison
Located in Richmond, VA
knives and forks cannot; they are unthreatening nurturing objects."
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1990s Books
Materials
Paper
Dark Grey Concrete Stool with Stone or Cliff-like Texture, 'Vertigo'
Located in Cazadero, CA
from impressions of paper bark, a tree from Australia. This unique and rustic work would fare well in a
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2010s American Brutalist End Tables
Materials
Concrete
19th Century Chip Carved Tramp Art Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
, and interior with moss green paper lining. This is a large example of its type and is quite commanding
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Antique Late 19th Century American Rustic Outsider and Self Taught Art
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Pine
1940s Sanders & Bowers Sheffield Bakelite Rainbow Colored Steak Knives, S/6
By Sheffield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stainless Steel blades. Still in the original cardboard box, the knives are in their waxed paper sleeves
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Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Stainless Steel
Georges Bastard French Art Deco Indian Vase, 1925
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
materials such as mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and ivory. He produces a large number of boxes, paper
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japan Antique Cooking Guide 56 Original Hand Paintings Fish, Fowl, Cutlery
Located in South Burlington, VT
, fowl, vegetables, knives, napkins, even a sake keg and more!
Immediately frameable.
Original
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Paper
A 19th century Indian silver inlaid dagger with a Damascus steel blade, C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
collection or would be very useful on a desk as a paper or letter opening knife.
Some history on the
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metalwork
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Silver, Steel
H 1.97 in W 10.24 in D 0.79 in
Antique French Card Games Table by Jeanselme, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
which is perfect for playing cards.
It has a useful drawer to store cards, pens and paper and the
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Antique 1890s French Game Tables
Olive Wood Stationery Cabinet
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
a hinged lid with a fall front writing slope that has storage area for pens and paper knives and
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Antique Late 19th Century English More Desk Accessories
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Olive
Set of Five Large and Very Decorative Dutch Prints in Burr Walnut Frames
Located in London, GB
The images of everyday household objects comprising of shovels, knives, walking sticks and scissors
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Decorative Art
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Glass, Walnut, Paper
Late 19th Century English Oak Metal Bound Silver Box
Located in Southampton, NY
)--EDGED WITH FAUX MARBLE PAPER-- 2 REMOVABLE TRAYS --EACH DIVIDED FOR VARIOUS KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS
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20th Century British Victorian Trunks and Luggage
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Oak
VR Antique French Palais Royal Napoleon Era Necessaire, 36+ pc
Located in South Coast, CA
doubles as a perpetual calendar; a needle case, a crochet tambor hook, a tooth scaling intrument, a paper
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Sterling Silver
Materials
Steel
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Paper Knives For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of paper knives for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique paper knives was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, metal and wood. We have 11 antique and vintage paper knives in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Paper knives have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Paper knives made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made paper knives over the years, but those made by Edgar Brandt, Jasper Morrison and Victor Levasseur are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Paper Knives?
Prices for paper knives can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, paper knives begin at $54 and can go as high as $6,423, while the average can fetch as much as $1,004.
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