拍品 1739 ♣ - S20 An important private collection of antique cutlery - Donnerstag, 21. März 2024, 10.00 AM
TWO-PIECE CUTLERY SET WITH KNIFE AND FORK
German or Dutch, ca. 1700.
Ivory handles carved all round with a depiction of Adam and Eve being expelled from paradise. Knife: Carved and partially pierced decoration around a central tree with Adam handing Eve the apple of sin. Depiction of a stag and an anthropomorphic snake in the form of a female bust. Octagonal collar tapering towards the bolster. Double-retracted blade bolster. Blade with tip on the cutting edge. Smith's mark. Fork: Carved and partially pierced decoration around a central tree with the archangel Gabriel driving away Eve and Adam. Octagonal collar tapering towards the bolster. Double-retracted fork bolster. Oval, edged fork shoulder ending in pointed tines.
Knife L 21.1 cm, fork L 19.5 cm.
Knife: Ivory with losses to the antlers of the stag. A stress crack along Eve up to the lower treetop. Minimal chips. Knife blade corroded. Edge chipping on the cutting side. Fork: Discoloration of the ivory in the branches of the upper treetop. Foot of the archangel slightly chipped. Small losses to the branches. Traces of oxidation on the metal. Fork collar slightly loose.
The iconography of the central tree of knowledge appears to be a popular motif in the design of an ivory handle, as evidenced by an earlier example from the Marquardt Collection (Cf. Klaus Marquardt. Europäisches Essbesteck aus acht Jahrhunderten. Stuttgart, 1997. p. 64, fig. 167A).
The item on offer comes with a trade license for the EU. Due to the use of protected materials, this object may not leave the EU.
The iconography of the central tree of knowledge appears to be a popular motif in the design of an ivory handle, as evidenced by an earlier example from the Marquardt Collection (Cf. Klaus Marquardt. Europäisches Essbesteck aus acht Jahrhunderten. Stuttgart, 1997. p. 64, fig. 167A).
The item on offer comes with a trade license for the EU. Due to the use of protected materials, this object may not leave the EU.
含有象牙、犀牛角及/或其他瀕危或受保護物種物質的拍賣品，在本目錄中特別註有♣符號。一些國家禁止或限制進口或出口含有象牙、犀牛角及/或源於其他瀕危或受保護物種的物品。因此，若您拍賣購得標有♣的物品，並擬運往其他國家，您應在拍賣前了解及遵守所有相關海關的規則及法規。手鍊是由受保護的動物物種製成。當我們為買家出口焊接接頭時，必須事先將手鍊取下。我們將將手鍊保存一年。
CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 580 / 3 610)
以瑞士法郎銷售 CHF 5 375 (包含買家佣金)
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