Mid-Century Brass Ruled Letter Opener figure made of walnuts The bowl is is marked

The bowl is is marked on bottom: "LO58" (in relief) and stamped "Made in West Germany" and "1786

The tray is signed C

The image featured is Poirer's “Le Discours de la Méthode

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Mid-Century Brass Ruled Letter Opener figure made of walnuts The bowl is is markedI really love this. With it's great design and substantial weight (this is just a terrific object to hold in your hand), it feels lot like a Carl Aubck piece and he did a number of letter openers, including I believe a ruled one but there is no mark anywhere on this that I can find. Clearly, it is intended as a letter opener, and looks just great sitting on the desk, with a handy six inch ruler on the back. I do wonder if it was designed as a tool to