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Lot 1619 - S20 Importante collection privée de couverts anciens - jeudi, 21. mars 2024, 10h00

KNIFE WITH THE COATS OF ARMS OF CHARLES DE L'AUBESPINE (1580 – 1653).

French, end of the 16th century
Hexagonal wooden handle inlaid with geometrical and floral mother-of-pearl plates. Flat handle cap with a leaf-shaped rivet. Blade with rounded back, engraved at the base with a quadripartite coat of arms with a Maltese cross, a crown and a wreath of leaves. The reverse side bears a medallion with a laurel wreath, an orb and a crown, probably a smith's mark.
L 28.5 cm.


Blade heavily corroded, handle brittle and with numerous losses, requires restoration.

Cf. for a similar handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl and wood from the Klingenmuseum Solingen: Gertrud Benker. Alte Bestecke, ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Tischkultur. Munich, 1978, p. 63, fig. 69. The base of the blade also bears a similar mark, consisting of a medallion with a laurel wreath and an orb as well as a crown. Cf. for a comparable object with less elaborate motifs: Arthur Pabst, Die Kunstsammlungen Richard Zschille in Grossenhain, Besteck-Sammlung Speise- Tisch- Gärtner-Geräte und Werkzeuge. Berlin. 1893, pl. 30, fig. 186. Another example is illustrated in: Heinz. R. Uhlemann. Vom Fürschneyden, Trinciren und Kredenzen. Solingen, without date. S. 38/39.

CHF 800 / 1 000 | (€ 820 / 1 030)

Vendu pour CHF 2 500 (frais inclus)
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