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E.T. Hurley letter openers, three

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E. T. Hurley Bronze Figural Letter Opener: DESCRIPTION: E.T. HURLEY (1869 - 1950) Bronze figural letter opener featuring a pelican bird handle, finished with an aged patina. Signed marking at handle. CIRCA: Late 19th - Early 20th Cent. DIMENSI

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Vintage Solid Brass Letter Opener Three Decker Sail Ship: Vintage solid brass letter opener with a three decker sail ship. There are no maker's marks on the piece. The letter opener is 8.1/2" [21.6cm] long; the handle is 3" x 2" [7.6cm x 5.1cm]; some patina,

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Franz Bergmann Cold-Painted Bronze: Bell Push, with an E. T. Hurley Letter Opener (Franz Xavier Bergmann, Austrian, 1861-1936), cold-painted bronze bell push in the form of a book with an owl over the cover, floral-decorated rocks, one

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Vintage Grenfell Mission Labrador hand-painted letter opener.: Vintage Grenfell Mission Labrador hand-painted letter opener. Three black dogs pulling the sled with a rider. The same design is painted on both sides. Labrador paper label. For measures please refer

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Assorted Sterling Silver & Silverplate Articles: Assorted sterling silver and silverplate articles including nut dishes, a butter dish, shell-form dish, letter opener, three souvenir spoons, a heart address box and 2 Tiffany & Co. blue boxes. Togeth

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Employee Badge,: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Employee Badge, Patch, Letter Opener. Three pieces, including a metal employee name badge, number 161 (diam. 2”); an embroidered uniform patch with fancy R.B.B

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Wonderful vintage celluloid hawk letter opener: Wonderful vintage celluloid hawk letter opener. Three dimensional relief on hawk. Great quality and detail. In very good original as found condition. 7 ½ inches long

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Assorted Sterling Dresser, Desk and Sewing Accessories,: American. A collection of sixteen sterling-mounted accessories including a mirror, six brushes, a shoe horn, a comb, two files, two letter openers, and three sewing accessories, all marked sterling, s

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Toledo Spain Sword Desk Mail Letter Openers GROUP: Collection of six mini miniature novelty metal letter envelope openers. Three housed in original sheaths. Handles with decorative designs, blades on four with chased engraved designs. Warm aged patina

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Hurley Bronze Seahorse and Fish letter opener,: Hurley Bronze letter opener with the handle being a single seahorse bracketed by leaping fish. Signed ETH. Height 9 inches. Excellent condition with excellent patina. This is the only version of this

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Carl Aubock II, Letter openers, set of three: Carl Aubock II Letter openers, set of three Werkstatte Carl AubockAustria, 1950-58brass, leather .25 h x .875 w x 9.875 l in (1 x 2 x 25 cm) .125 h x 1 w x 9 l in (0 x 3 x 23 cm) .25 h x

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Three Letter Openers, 2 Silver: Group of three letter openers including: 1.) Gorham silver handled letter opener, 2.) Mother-of-Pearl and silver letter opener, 3.) another.

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Three Letter Openers: Bronze letter opener with wolf-shaped handle. Two, brass, are marked as being made in Italy, one with a cherub handle includes maker, "U. Bellini" of "Florence." The other Italian letter opener has a

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LOT OF IVORY FRAGMENTS AND THREE LETTER OPENERS: Various origins. (50/100) NOTE: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM. This item can only be picked up from AGOPB by the buyer and/or the buyer’s assigned agent. As a co

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Tiffany Studios Nine-Piece "American Indian" Desk Set: Tiffany StudiosNine-Piece "American Indian" Desk Setcirca 1910patinated and gilt bronzecomprising two blotter ends, one pen tray, one match stand, three letter openers, one rocker blotter, o

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JUST ANDERSEN, ETC.: Six bronze pieces: hand mirror, inkwell, three letter openers, center bowl, together with vase marked "GAB Brons," Denmark, early 20th c; All stamped and numbered; Bowl: 2 3/4" x 12" dia.

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Item Details

Description

E.T. Hurley (1869-1950)
letter openers, three: (2) seahorse motif and (1) turtle motif
Cincinnati, Ohio
patinated bronze
cast signatures
Newport, Kentucky foundry
longest: 1"w x 6 3/4"l

Provenance:
The Ira Simon Collection, Chicago, Illinois

Condition

All with nicely preserved patination with some evidence of polishing at some point in the past. Some partial wear to each from age and use.

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E.T. Hurley letter openers, three

Name: E.T. Hurley letter openers, three
Brand: E.T. Hurley
SKU: 126588749
Price: 2000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $700

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Starting Price $250

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