geschnitzt antik Gotthardhorn Klinge Papiermesser Brieföffner - Gämsenhorn

EUR 76,40 Sofort-Kaufen oder Preisvorschlag, EUR 18,75 Versand, 30-Tag Rücknahmen, eBay-Käuferschutz
Verkäufer: jockjen ✉️ (6.587) 100%, Artikelstandort: Askam-in-Furness, GB, Versand nach: WORLDWIDE, Artikelnummer: 295715393296 geschnitzt antik Gotthardhorn Klinge Papiermesser Brieföffner - Gämsenhorn.

An antique Swiss carved horn paper knife or letter opener, with Chamois horn handle. The pointed bovine horn blade has a neatly carved or engraved inscription: St Gotthard to the upper side, it is plain on the back. The handle which is made from a Chamois (Goat-Antelope) horn and turned ebonised wood, has the base turned loosely in the shape of an acorn with a small section of goat skin at the join between the chamois horn handle. The horn blade is attached to the handle by being fitted into a slot in the acorn shape turning and held in place with two small horn pegs.  A relatively rare and unusual antique item that it dates from the second half of the 19th century around 1870 probably as a Grand Tour memento.

Saint-Gotthard Massif is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland, located at the border of four cantons: Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden. The famous Gotthard Pass which lies at the heart of the massif, is the main route from north to south.

Paper knives are used for cutting open the pages of hand-produced books where the folding of printed sheets creates some closed edges that require severing of the paper before reading, which was relatively common in the 19th century. Letter openers "evolved" from paper knives into longer, blunter blades for the sole purpose of opening envelopes.

This horn paper knife is in excellent antique and highly usable condition. Please see the images.

This is a very attractive and useful item to add to any collection of antique Grand Tour mementos, letter openers, paper knives,  Black Forest or Brienz Swiss wood carving, a great desk accessory or for anyone with an interest in Caprine items.

Length 10 1/4 inches ( 26.3 cm) Width 2 inches inches ( 5 cm) Depth 3/4 inch ( 2.0 cm)  Weight 40 grammes

  • Item length: 26 cm
  • Antique: Yes
  • Product: Paper Knife
  • Material: Bovine Horn, wood and Chamois Horn
  • Item height: 2.0 cm
  • Colour: Brown, black
  • Sub-Type: Treen
  • Brand: Black Forest
  • Type: paper knife
  • Item width: 5.0 cm
  • Style/ Period: Victorian
  • Original/Repro: Walnut
  • Age: 1850-1899

PicClick Insights - geschnitzt antik Gotthardhorn Klinge Papiermesser Brieföffner - Gämsenhorn PicClick Exklusiv

  •  Popularität - 1 beobachter, 0.0 neue Beobachter pro Tag, 311 days for sale on eBay. Normale beobachtend. 0 verkauft, 1 verfügbar.
  •  Bestpreis -
  •  Verkäufer - 6.587+ artikel verkauft. 0% negativ bewertungen. Großer Verkäufer mit sehr gutem positivem Rückgespräch und über 50 Bewertungen.

Die Leute Mochten Auch PicClick Exklusiv