Live Auction 7905Russian Art
A gold-mounted nephrite paper knife
Lot 226 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN ROYAL FAMILY

A gold-mounted nephrite paper knife

PROBABLY RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY, APPARENTLY UNMARKED

Closed29 November 2010

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GBP 2,500

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A gold-mounted nephrite paper knife
probably Russia, late 19th Century, apparently unmarked
Rectangular of slightly rounded section, the heavier handle inlaid with a facsimile inscription 'For my darling Papa from his loving Alix'
11 1/8 in. (28 cm.) long

Specialist note

The present paper knife appears to have been a gift from Princess Alix of Hesse, the future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, to her father Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt and by the Rhine.