Sale 63 Lot 22  

LARGE ENAMELLED SILVER PAPERKNIFE, IP maker's mark, 20th century; 88 silver standard. In the Russian taste. The silver blade, bearing Cyrillic inscription; with silver-gilt handle, the cobalt enamelled ground with applied seed pearl H monogram representing Czar Nicholas II, flanked by a diamond; surmounted by Romanov crown. - 15 1/4 in. long.
Estimate $3,000-4,000

PROVENANCE: Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Tx; "James C. Russo Collection of Royal Artifacts," April 24, 2008; sale 5003, lot 36011

Sold for $1,500

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