Lot 1739 ♣ - S20 Importante collection privée de couverts anciens - jeudi, 21. mars 2024, 10h00
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.
Le bracelet a été fabriqué à partir d'une espèce animale protégée. Lorsque nous exportons la montre pour l'acheteur, nous devons d'abord retirer le bracelet. Celui-ci est conservé chez nous pendant 1 an.
CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 580 / 3 610)
Vendu pour CHF 5 375 (frais inclus)