拍品 1678 ♣ - S20 An important private collection of antique cutlery - Donnerstag, 21. März 2024, 10.00 AM
TWO-PIECE CUTLERY SET WITH KNIFE AND FORK
Königsberg, beginning of the 17th century.
Edged, slightly conical handle of clear amber, inlaid with gold foil in the form of stylized flowers and tendrils and inlaid with ivory rods. Divided into three sections by two ring segments. Pressed handle cap with a metal pommel as the end. The blade bolster has an edged spherical shape. Blade with tip on the non-cutting side, with remnants of a smith's mark on the back. Gilt fork tip with three tines, the fork neck canted, jointed in the bolster.
L knife 21.5 cm, L fork 17.5 cm.
Fork and knife: Amber cracked. Some general scratches. On the fork: one scale missing from the handle, one scale loose and in fragments, one scale loose. Small loss at the end of the handle. Handle cap with chipped edges. Knife: Blade oxidized. Handle cap with repair and putty. Handle cap with chipped edges. Fork neck and tines slightly oxidized. One ivory fillet from the handle is missing.
A knife with a comparable handle in terms of choice of material, decoration and articulation can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum London: C.T.P Bailey. Knives and forks of Victoria and Albert Museum. Plymouth, 1927, Fig. 46. Another set of cutlery with handles in the same technique but with a different design is in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Munich. Cf. Gertrud Benker. Alte Bestecke. Munich 1978. p. 70, No. 86. See for a pair of knives with a very similar handle, which are in the possession of the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts: Metall für den Gaumen, Bestecke aus den Sammlungen des Österreichischen Museums für angewandte Kunst. Riegersburg Castle, 1990, p. 53, fig. 149/150.
A knife with a comparable handle in terms of choice of material, decoration and articulation can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum London: C.T.P Bailey. Knives and forks of Victoria and Albert Museum. Plymouth, 1927, Fig. 46. Another set of cutlery with handles in the same technique but with a different design is in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Munich. Cf. Gertrud Benker. Alte Bestecke. Munich 1978. p. 70, No. 86. See for a pair of knives with a very similar handle, which are in the possession of the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts: Metall für den Gaumen, Bestecke aus den Sammlungen des Österreichischen Museums für angewandte Kunst. Riegersburg Castle, 1990, p. 53, fig. 149/150.
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CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
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