Lot 1609 ♣ - S20 An important private collection of antique cutlery - Thursday, 21. March 2024, 10.00 AM
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.
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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.
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.
CHF 700 / 1 000 | (€ 720 / 1 030)
Sold for CHF 1 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.
