A CONTINENTAL VARI-COLOR GOLD AND DIAMOND MOUNTED ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE PARASOL HANDLE CONVERTED INTO A LETTER OPENER
POSSIBLY RUSSIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The hook-form handle above a band of translucent crimson enamel over an engine-turned ground flanked by bands of old mine cut diamonds and mounted with pink and yellow gold ribbon-tied laurel swags, the gilt-metal blade enameled in opaque white with acorns and foliage, apparently unmarked
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) long
A CONTINENTAL VARI-COLOR GOLD AND DIAMOND MOUNTED ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE PARASOL HANDLE CONVERTED INTO A LETTER OPENER
POSSIBLY RUSSIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The hook-form handle above a band of translucent crimson enamel over an engine-turned ground flanked by bands of old mine cut diamonds and mounted with pink and yellow gold ribbon-tied laurel swags, the gilt-metal blade enameled in opaque white with acorns and foliage, apparently unmarked
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) long
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