Lot 222
  • 222

An Austrian silver-mounted boar's tusk cigar cutter, probably Georg Adam Scheid, Vienna, circa 1900

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

  • Silver, Glass, Boar's tusk
  • 23cm., 9in. high
in the form of an eagle's head, with red glass eyes, and steel-bladed push-button cutter

Condition

Makers mark slightly lost. crack in handle issuing from mount (approx. 2.5 inches). Some corrosion to blade but mechanism works well. Two holding pins absent so a little loose. Good condition overall.
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