A PAIR OF ENGRAVED SILVER SCISSORS The scissors have a 'figure-eight' handle and flat blades, one engraved on both sides with a panel of a small bird and foliate scroll, the other with detached demi-florets, all against a ring-punched ground. 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long; weight 30 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK107. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 68.
A PAIR OF ENGRAVED SILVER SCISSORS The scissors have a 'figure-eight' handle and flat blades, one engraved on both sides with a panel of a small bird and foliate scroll, the other with detached demi-florets, all against a ring-punched ground. 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long; weight 30 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK107. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 68.
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