Object of the Day - Bone Handle Knives

Years ago, when I first came to New York, when the famed Chelsea Flea Market was, in fact, still in Chelsea, I found this set of six antique carved bone handle knives in a pile of otherwise lackluster silver. I love the swirl carving of the handle, the color and feel of bone. 

I think these kinves would look beautiful at a table set with antique brown transferware plates and pressed glass wine goblets. There's an exotic but sophisticated flair about such an unexpected material, don't you think? Alternately, if you happen to find just one bone handle knife, perhaps with an elaborate scrimshaw monogram of your (or anyone else's) initials, place it on your desk and use it as a letter opener. How great is that?

Comments

[Chris Lee]

Love the blog - just discovered it after routing for you on TV. Enjoy your taste and miss the antiques business we successfully enjoyed in Colorado for a dozen years,

BUT...

Enuff with the "don't you think?" already.. - you;re a better writer than that and there are better rhetorical questions than that. You use it on just about every other entry..or is it just me. You should put as much thought into your writing as you do your design. I'm sure you think it personalizes your blog and makes it seem homey and chatty, but trust me, it doesn't.

Thanks
Chris in Central Florida