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Lotto 1606 - S20 IMPORTANTE COLLEZIONE PRIVATA DI POSATE ANTICHE - giovedì, 21. marzo 2024, 10h00

KNIFE WITH CHIMERA ATTACHMENT

French or Italian, 3rd quarter of the 16th century.
Rectangular, slightly rounded iron handle with chiselled decoration and riveted mother-of-pearl scales. Fully sculpted, pierced handle end in the shape of a chimera on an Ionic capital. Recessed bolster with acanthus leaf frieze. Blade with center tip.
L 23 cm.


Mother-of-pearl scales with cracks and rust stains. Corroded and oxidized. Blade heavily worn and with traces of corrosion.

A knife handle from the Kunstgewerbemuseum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (inv. no. 1936.28) can be used for iconographic comparisons with the chimera. There, the handle is stylistically located in Italy.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

Venduto per CHF 1 500 (incl. premio dell'acquirente)
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