Lotto 1636 ♣ - S20 IMPORTANTE COLLEZIONE PRIVATA DI POSATE ANTICHE - giovedì, 21. marzo 2024, 10h00
TWO-PIECE CUTLERY SET WITH KNIFE AND FORK AND CASE
Dutch, end of the 16th century.
Ivory handles carved all round, the handle ends in the shape of busts with high lace collars and hat-like headgear. Retracted blade bolster. Blade with center tip. Fork tip with two tines, the bolster divided into balusters. The quiver-shaped case with ribbed walls, flattened on the back. Carved in relief with a winged head above a leaf scroll. The tip turned.
L knife 20.2 cm, fork 18 cm, holder 19.5 cm.
Blade and fork tip replaced in the 17th century. Knife handle heavily cracked. Cracks in the case. Slight signs of age and use.
The motif of the knife handles can be found in a comparable manner on a dagger and knife set in ivory from the Louvre (inv. no. MRR 19). There, the figure on the knife handle is characterized as a "tête de fou" and described as a French work from the second half of the 16th century.
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 motif of the knife handles can be found in a comparable manner on a dagger and knife set in ivory from the Louvre (inv. no. MRR 19). There, the figure on the knife handle is characterized as a "tête de fou" and described as a French work from the second half of the 16th century.
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.
Il braccialetto è realizzato con una specie animale protetta. Quando esportiamo la orologi per l'acquirente, dobbiamo prima rimuovere il braccialetto. Questo verrà conservato presso la nostra sede per 1 anno.
CHF 1 800 / 2 800 | (€ 1 860 / 2 890)
Venduto per CHF 3 500 (incl. premio)