Lot 1607 - S20 An important private collection of antique cutlery - Thursday, 21. March 2024, 10.00 AM
SMALL KNIFE
French, end of the 16th century.
Finely cut and engraved iron handle, decorated with foliage and gilt. Edged centerpiece with mother-of-pearl inlays, engraved in a diamond pattern. The handle end in the shape of a capital with chiselled foliage and with a dragon's head. The blade bolster decorated with a leaf wreath. Blade with tip on the cutting edge and with a ridge on one side, the entire surface etched with gilt tendril decoration. The base of the blade engraved on both sides with fleur-de-lys in an oval medallion with a wreath of leaves.
L 12.8 cm.
Gilding rubbed, Signs of use. Cutting edge of the blade chipped.
Gilding rubbed, Signs of use. Cutting edge of the blade chipped.
CHF 900 / 1 000 | (€ 930 / 1 030)
Sold for CHF 3 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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