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Letter opener with coral handle with silver element...

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Letter opener with coral handle with silver element and engraved and gilded metal blade The handle is formed by a coral branch with three ends carved with different heads (snake, swan and dolphin) and a lion's head at the base emerging from acanthus leaves, decorated with a snake coming to wind; blade with ogival decoration in the neo-gothic style. Coral : Trapani, 17th century Blade and snake: 19th century L: 24 cm In a brown leather case with AT inscription.