Fabulous Old Carved Swordfish Letter Opener with Blade vase with animals were at some point added

were at some point added to the underside

painted on lightweight board

Colored pencil and pastel on paper

The back hinge is still tightly attached as well

A bit too short to be a pencil box (for unsharpened pencils at least)

Fabulous Old Carved Swordfish Letter Opener with Blade vase with animals were at some point addedI'm completely charmed by this one, which was quite finely done, and is a very useful one too, with the long thin sword perfect for slipping through the top of a sealed envelope, and the blade inside of its mouth cutting the paper as it goes. Great in the hand and really quite a satisfying thing, with lots of years on it and a great patina. 9 3 8" long and in very good condition.