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Style: Victorian
Pair of Late Victorian English Ivory Letter Openers with Sterling Silver Handles
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Late Victorian english ivory letter openers/bone folders with sterling silver horse and dog/wolf handles
By: unknown
Material: bone, silver, metal...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
English Victorian Period 19th Century Wood or Horn Letter Opener
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period letter opener from the 19th century, made of wood or horn. Experience the charm of the Victorian era with this exquisite English Victorian period letter o...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Horn, Wood
Tiffany American Victorian Classical Sterling Silver Paper Knife
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver paper knife. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Serpentine and integral with hollow handle tapering into flat blade. Handle has allover f...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Important Russian silver paper knife, Edward VII as a child, English royalty
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Rare and extremely important Russian silver paper knife, it was probably made as a presentation gift to someone in the royal family, either the British or the Russian, the knife was ...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Silver
Magnifying Glass Made w/ 19th Century Parasol Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A custom magnifying glass made from a Victorian parasol handle by K&H adorned with intricate mother-of-pearl detailing and gold-washed silver repouss...
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21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique Italian Brass Letter Opener With Pewter Dog Handle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Dagger style letter opener featuring leaf-shaped blade and a handmade pewter handle depicting a hunt dog. It was made in Italy in the mid-late 19 th century by an unknown jeweler or ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Scotland Scottish 1880-1900 Antique Letter Opener Sterling Silver Topaz & Agate
Located in Miami, FL
A jeweled gem-set Scottish dirk letter opener in Agate.
Fabulous and unusual antique letter opener made in Scotland, between the 1880 and 1900. This ...
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
English Victorian Novelty Sterling Silver Ruler Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Victorian sterling silver letter opener. Made by George Neal & George Neal in London in 1900. In form and with dimensions of a 12-inch ruler. Tapering point for getting underneath th...
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Early 1900s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Period 19th Century Wood or Horn Letter Openers, Sold Each
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two English Victorian period letter openers from the 19th century, made of wood or horn, priced and sold $195 each. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, each of the...
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19th Century English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Wood, Horn
Late 19th Century Silver Gilt and Horn Letter Opener in the Form of a Lizard
Located in London, GB
A wonderful quality Austro Hungarian letter opener in the form of a lizard - the realistically modelled lizard has inset glass eyes, the quality is superb and gives the lizard a very...
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1890s Austrian Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Bronze
Large Victorian Sterling Silver and Light Green Guilloche Enamel-Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Large, Victorian, all sterling silver and light green guilloche enamel letter opener, Sheffield, England, year hallmarked for 1889, William Gibson and John Lawrence Langman (Gibson a...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Meat Skewers / Letter Openers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large pair of antique Victorian English sterling silver letter openers/meat skewers; an addition to our Victorian silv...
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1840s Great Britain (UK) Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Antique Ink Eraser/Letter Opener with Sterling Handle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Although the purpose was once for "erasing" ink, this antique English piece can very well be used as a letter opener. It probably did serve a dual purpose way back when. The eraser...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Scottish Agate Letter Opener
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique, Victorian era Scottish agate and Silver letter opener.
This is such an elegant piece, it has a mother of pearl blade for carefully opening all your important...
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19th Century British Antique Victorian Letter Openers
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
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Antique bronze sculpture of man reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.
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Paul Dupre-Lafon Hermes Paris Scissors, Paper Knife in Leather Scabbard, Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of scissors and letter opener in a handstitched, elephant gray leather scabbard by Paul Dupre-Lafon for Hermes, Paris. This desk set was well-used by its once owner who was ap...
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1950s French Vintage Victorian Letter Openers
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H 10 in W 2.94 in D 1 in
Late 20th Century English Solid Brass Fox Letter Opener
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 20th Century English Solid Brass Fox Letter Opener
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Victorian, Castellani, Brass Paper Knife, Onyx Decoration, Lux Desk Accessories
By Castellani
Located in Glasgow, GB
Immerse yourself in the divinity of this late 19th-century Italian letter opener, attributed to the masterful Michelangelo Caetani for Castellani, Italy. Crafted with meticulous arti...
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1880s Italian Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Onyx, Brass
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H 2.76 in W 9.85 in D 2.37 in
Brass Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
A vintage brass letter opener with a Greek-Key like design on handle, circa 20th century. Dimensions: .63" W x 7.5" Long.
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Mid-20th Century Victorian Letter Openers
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Brass
Mexican Modernist Hand Wrought 950 Silver Letter Opener with Onyx Handle
Located in New York, NY
Mexican mid century modern hand wrought 950 silver letter opener with hand carved Aztec motif green onyx handle. Hallmark stamped underside, 950
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Victorian Letter Openers
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Onyx, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. 1981 Angela Cummings Aerodynamic Twisted Pen .925 Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co., Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural twisted pen designed by Angela Cummings.
Sculptural pen, created back in the 1981 in New York city at the Tiffany Studios. This fabulous sculpt...
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1980s American Vintage Victorian Letter Openers
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Sterling Silver
H 4.75 in W 0.24 in D 0.24 in
Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads from the early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Brass Letter Opener decorated with dog heads. Art nouveau, from the early 20th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use
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Early 20th Century European Victorian Letter Openers
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Brass
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H 1.19 in W 10.44 in D 0.2 in
Carl Auböck Model #4233 Brass and Leather Paper Knife
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4233 brass and leather paper knife. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural knife is executed in polished brass and handwoven brown leather....
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Victorian Letter Openers
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Brass
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Rare Antique Sampson Mordan Silver Owl Paper Knife
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare piece of Sampson Mordan solid / sterling silver in the form of a paperknife with a novelty handle in the form of an owl with two fabulous original glass eyes.
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1890s European Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Large Antique Dagger Shaped Letter Opener with King Handle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Very old solid brass paper knife with motifs of crowned kings to each side of the handle. We suspect it dates to around 1800 or possibly even earlier. Worn delicately to all its corn...
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19th Century Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Antique Reception Desk Letter Set, English, Walnut, Magnifying Glass, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reception desk letter set. An English, walnut and oak magnifying glass and letter opener on a stand, dating to the late Victo...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Oak, Walnut
H 4.73 in W 9.65 in D 5.12 in
Victorian Sterling Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver and mother-of-pearl letter opener, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1862, Joseph Gloster - maker. Mother-of-Pearl handle is swirled in design. Meas...
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1860s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Scandinavian Sterling Silver Repousse Letter Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Scandinavian sterling silver letter opener, dated 1825. Signed by R. Elvesæter.
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Early 19th Century Norwegian Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Large Wooden Paper Knife with Violin Scroll End
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This beautifully made wooden paper knife features as the handle, a violin scroll end and peg box. Joined to this is the long blade which is probably walnut, or possibly olive wood. W...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Victorian Sterling Silver and Blue Enamel, Mounted Letter Opener / Paper Knife
By Henry Harrison
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel - mounted letter / opener paper knife, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1889, Henry Harrison - maker. Measures over 8 3/4 ...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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H 0.5 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in
Victorian Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel letter opener, Sheffield, England, year hallmarked for 1888, W. Gibson and J. Langman - makers. Measures 9 inches long x 3/4 inch...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Mother of Pearl and Chalcedony Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver (unmarked but tested) - mounted mother of pearl and chalcedony letter opener/paper knife, England, circa 1890s. Sterling silver mount is etched; edges of c...
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H 0.25 in W 8 in D 0.75 in
Victorian Sterling Silver-Mounted Mother of Pearl Letter Opener/Paper Knife
By William Warr
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver-mounted mother of pearl letter opener, Birmingham, England, William Warr - maker. Lovely etching on sterling silver mount. Lower portion of mother of pearl...
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1890s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Sterling Silver
H 0.25 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Victorian Sterling Silver and Mint Green Guiloche Enamel Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver and mint green guilloche enamel letter opener/paper knife, Birmingham, England, 1857, Joseph Gloster - maker. Sterling silver blade is etched with swirls a...
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1850s English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Victorian Late 19th Century Papier Mâché Page Turner with World Maps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English late Victorian period papier mâché page turner from the late 19th century, with world maps and Eastern Telegraph Company Limited logo. Born in England during the later yea...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Letter Openers
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Other
H 0.063 in W 13 in D 1.25 in
Victorian letter openers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Victorian letter openers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage letter openers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Victorian letter openers made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original letter openers, popular names associated with this style include George Neal & George Neal, Gibson & Langman, and Sampson Mordan & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for letter openers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $195 and tops out at $2,485 while the average work can sell for $925.
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