Lot 784

A STEEL KNIFE WITH CARVED IVORY HANDLE

PROBABLY FRENCH, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Closed29 April 2010

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EUR 2,750

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A STEEL KNIFE WITH CARVED IVORY HANDLE
PROBABLY FRENCH, LATE 17TH CENTURY
THE HANDLE FINELY CARVED WITH FOUR FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF FAITH, HOPE, LOVE AND JUSTICE, SURMOUNTED BY CHERUBIM AND A ROYAL CROWN
25.7 CM. LONG
TOGETHER WITH A STEEL FORK, THE IVORY HANDLE MODELLED AS DIANA THE HUNTRESS, FRENCH, LATE 17TH CENTURY; AND A FORK AND A KNIFE EACH WITH FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF FAITH, HOPE, LOVE AND JUSTICE, 18TH CENTURY, THE KNIFE BLADE FRAGMENTARY (4)