Lot 1603 ♣ - S20 An important private collection of antique cutlery - Thursday, 21. March 2024, 10.00 AM
TWO SIMILAR TABLE KNIVES OR KNIVES FROM A SET OF DAGGERS
Italian, 2nd half of the 16th century.
Baluster-shaped iron handle, cut and engraved with acanthus leaves and gilt. Inlaid with small, riveted ivory scales. The handle end shaped with multiple balusters. The root of the blade engraved with scrolled leaves and with remnants of gilding. Blade with center tip.
L 27 and 28.7 cm.
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Gilding rubbed, blades with traces of corrosion. Fine crack on one ivory scale.
Illustrations of comparable knives can be found in: Jochen Amme. Historische Bestecke III. 2012. p. 225, no. 380. and Jochen Amme. Historische Bestecke. Collection of the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen. 2011. p. 51, no. 19.
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.
Gilding rubbed, blades with traces of corrosion. Fine crack on one ivory scale.Illustrations of comparable knives can be found in: Jochen Amme. Historische Bestecke III. 2012. p. 225, no. 380. and Jochen Amme. Historische Bestecke. Collection of the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen. 2011. p. 51, no. 19.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.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Sold for CHF 6 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.
