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CH91043 Peugeot Freres A matched set of 10 cabinetmaker's bevelled bench chisels. Peugeot Freres is not a common mark in this country but in France they were once the leading edge tool manufacturer and are first quality all the way. The handles on these all match, and look very American to me, leading me to believe that, like many imported chisels, they came in without handles and were handled here. That was common practice in the 19th Century. These chisels are not marked France, leading me to believe that they are pre-1890, but probably not much before that. The handles also appear to be of that period. They range in widths from 1/4" to 1 1/2". Even the wide ones are ground very thin like one wants to see in a chisel for doing fine cabinetwork such as dovetailing. Matched sets like this from the 19th Century are very scarce and this is a real opportunity. Good $465

CH0081 Matched Set of 23 Architectural Carving Chisels This is an incredible set of carving chisels that is unique in our experience. While many of the chisels are of a normal size, some of them are massive, and not are what could be called small, or delicate. These are late 19th Century chisels, probably by Addis, but they are not marked. Our picker found them in a house in the East End of London. The story was that the ancestor who owned them had carved architectural features. The boxwood handles were black from soot having been in the basement where a coal furnace was used until the 1960s. The handles are all matched except form one that is an old replacement. The profiles are all desireable, including 3 straight veining tools, 3 spoon veining tools, 1 swept veiner,7 spoon gouges, 7 reverse spoon gouges, 1 fishtail and 1 skewed fishtail. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a set like this. If the handles are careful cleaned up, the condition could be upgraded. All of the chisels are in good useable shape with minor preparation. Good $899