THREE INDIAN METAL BETEL NUT CUTTERS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
India, 19th century and later

Of different shapes and sizes, comprising a silver-inlaid steel cutter with a band of openwork; another with brass inlay and a band of openwork; and a brass cutter engraved with beaded and fern-like vegetal designs, the longest 16.5cm.

For an almost identical example to our silver-inlaid steel cutter, please see Christie's New York, The Collection of Paul F. Walter, 28 September 2017, lot 581.