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BALLATER - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL CAKE KNIFE / LETTER OPENER WILLIAM ROBB

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BALLATER - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL CAKE KNIFE / LETTER OPENER WILLIAM ROBB

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BALLATER - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL CAKE KNIFE / LETTER OPENER WILLIAM ROBB marked WR, BLTR, Edinburgh 1924, the roe deer antler handle with a tapered silver blade with the single fuller and scalloped back edge (29.5cm long)

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BALLATER - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL CAKE KNIFE / LETTER OPENER WILLIAM ROBB

Name: BALLATER - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL CAKE KNIFE / LETTER OPENER WILLIAM ROBB
SKU: 157994978
Price: 650 GBP
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Estimate £400 - £600

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