A late 19th century / early 20th century German silver and past set model of a man sharpening a knife, Hanau circa 1900 by B. Neresheimer & Sohne Of a rectangular base with canted corners with collet set coloured pastes of different shapes, the detachable figure of the man using a pedal operated sharpening stone with two pairs of scissors and a knife hanging to his side. The man’s arms, legs and shoes with collet set coloured pastes. Marked to the base edge with makers mark and 13. Length – 9.8 cm / 3.9 inches Height – 11.5 cm / 4.5 inches Weight – 206 grams / 6.62 ozt