Brass Art Nouveau Letter Opener with Woman Holding Book unusual gift for her I especially love his long

I especially love his long red-tipped nose

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and with its gorgeous painterly glazing has a different personality from every angle

There is some wear to the lacquer around the rims on the top and bottom of the box

Brass Art Nouveau Letter Opener with Woman Holding Book unusual gift for her I especially love his longI've been spotting lots of great old letter openers lately, which are amplifying my desire for a wonderful old wooden desk across the surface of which I'd spread out all manner of vintage desk accessories. This brass letter opener would feature in that spread, and makes me want to send more handwritten letters in order that I might receive some back to open with it! Art nouveau in style, though I am not entirely certain of its age, it features a