Featured Top Quality Victorian Brass Paper Knife ? Best Brass piece ever.

This is the best piece of brass Ive been lucky enough to come across. The pictures dont do it justice. Ive only been able to find one other like it in a long time searching and garnered my information on it from there listing online (see below). This info though is speculative and wondered if anyone knew any more about this wonderful piece? Thanks in advance.


This large 15 inch long weighty brass page turner/ paper knife dates to circa 1870 and is decorated in a mythological style with I believe a satyr head and large headed snake on handles, the blade itself is floral in style, the pattern is repeated both sides. The blade and handle are pierced/reticulated and the brass is of excellent quality.

 

@JOHN Hutchinson - would be a huge help if you would edit your posting and select 'post all images full size'. That way we don't have to click on multiple thumbnails. TY

 

Done it

 

Beautiful, John. You forgot the link to the listing you mentioned:
http://www.puckeringsantiques.com/1...-antique-brass-page-turner-paper-knife-c1870/

 

Yes that's the one thank you.

 

Great find! Seen one before, but I think it is later (not that it takes from it).

 

being brass i'd say page turner........not knife.
she is pretty though...