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LOT COMPRISING TWO KNIVES WITH AMBER HANDLES
Baltic states, probably Königsberg, 17th century.
Oval, edged and tapered amber handle with scales and stylized blossoms in relief. The end of the handle is gadrooned and decorated with a gilt rosette and a pommel. Blade with center tip. Blade bolster spherically edged and gilt. One blade with smith's mark and two old labels, one of them numbered 16.
L 21.1 cm.
Blades worn and somewhat corroded. Minor signs of use and losses.
Cf. for a pair of identical amber handles: Klaus Marquardt. Europäisches Essbesteck aus acht Jahrhunderten.. Stuttgart, 1997. p. 115, fig. 362. Further comparative examples can be found in: Jochen Amme. Historische Bestecke. Stuttgart, 2002, p. 120, fig. 286 or comprised in the Hermitage St. Petersburg (Inv. No. 18063).
Cf. for a pair of identical amber handles: Klaus Marquardt. Europäisches Essbesteck aus acht Jahrhunderten.. Stuttgart, 1997. p. 115, fig. 362. Further comparative examples can be found in: Jochen Amme. Historische Bestecke. Stuttgart, 2002, p. 120, fig. 286 or comprised in the Hermitage St. Petersburg (Inv. No. 18063).
CHF 1 800 / 2 800 | (€ 1 860 / 2 890)
Vendu pour CHF 21 250 (frais inclus)