AUCTION 31: ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR AND DECORATIONS

A MONGOLIAN KNIFE AND CHOPSTICKS TRAVEL SET, 19TH CEN.

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Start price: $250

Estimated price: $350 - $450

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A 19th-century Mongolian traveling set, part of a man’s formal dress. Comprising a knife and chopsticks hand-carved of bone. A scabbard with brass fittings has two compartments for keeping a knife and a pair of chopsticks, the scabbard is decorated with a carved image of dragons flying in curved clouds. The knife’s handle is decorated with carved floral motifs.

Dimensions: L: 11 1/32 in., (28 cm.)

Condition: Very good