How Georgians had the edge on the Swiss

THE jewellery and vertu at Tennants’ sale was led by a pair of 2ct diamond ear studs at £9200 but more eye-catching among the vertu was this forerunner of the Swiss Army knife, right.

More properly described as a fine Georgian pen-knife and implement compendium of polished steel betw…

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