Nine Letter Openers

Description:

Nine Letter Openers, 20th century, a bronze dagger-form, lg. 11 5/8; six with animal terminals: one carved wood with a boar's head, lg. 8 3/8; another iron with a coiled snake, lg. 8 1/8; the third bronze with a panther head and feather, lg. 10 1/4; another bronze with an bull's head marked to one side "Libby's Cuts" and "Libby, McNeill & Libby/Chicago" to the reverse, lg. 8; the fifth bronze hoof letter opener, lg. 7 1/8; and the sixth bronze cast with two elephants to the terminal incised "Titze," lg. 11 1/2; two bronze letter opener with figural terminals: a knight with a winged helmet and monogrammed shield, lg. 11 1/4, and the other with a gentleman's bust with a top hat marked "AUSTRIA" to reverse, lg. 7 7/8 in.
Estimate $700-900

Sword form and Titze elephant opener with tip bent. Sword opener also with a spot of verdigris to hilt. Boar's head with very minor abrasions to blade. Snake, Libby's bull, hoofwith only minor usage. Lion head opener with verdigris to head and break to tip of blade. Austrian gentleman opener with nick to tip. Knight with nicks to blade and tip bent slightly.


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