DEC JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 4 December 2018 - 10:00 AM start
A c.1900 large and impressive Austrian silver and hippo tusk cigar cutter
Realised: $1,400 plus premium
Lot Details
the polished tusk with a large silver sculpted fox head cutter, green glass eyes, the hinged lower jaw with push-button release revealing the cutter operating through the fox's nose, ears raised, finely engraved, marks for Vienna and maker George Adam Scheid. L.275mm. Note: items of this size and quality are rarely seen on this market.
