Lot 1609 ♣ - S20 Importante collection privée de couverts anciens - jeudi, 21. mars 2024, 10h00
FORK WITH HANDLE DECORATED WITH A LION
Probably French, last quarter of the 16th century.
Lightly faceted, smoothly polished ivory handle, the iron handle cap designed as a sculpted lion seated on a stylized Ionic capital. The Fork tip with three tines, a heart-shaped opening and lateral wings. Baluster-shaped style with applied spiral. Profiled fork bolster.
L 26 cm.
Small stress cracks in the ivory. Traces of corrosion. Central prong bent.
Provenance: Achille Jubinal Collection, Paris, c. 1874.
This object is illustrated in: South Kensington Museum. Illustrated catalogue of a collection of antique cutlery lent to the South Kensington Museum by M. Achille Jubinal. London, 1874, Plate VIII, no. 144.
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.
Provenance: Achille Jubinal Collection, Paris, c. 1874.
This object is illustrated in: South Kensington Museum. Illustrated catalogue of a collection of antique cutlery lent to the South Kensington Museum by M. Achille Jubinal. London, 1874, Plate VIII, no. 144.
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 700 / 1 000 | (€ 720 / 1 030)
Vendu pour CHF 1 500 (frais inclus)