A SET OF ROCK-CRYSTAL AND GOLD CUTLERY
SRI LANKA OR GOA, INDIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY OR LATER
The gold mounts set with rubies and sapphires, the ends decorated with dragon shaped heads, the metal marked with a mark on all knives, the reverse of the spoon bowls decorated in low relief, the set comprising four knives, four forks and four spoons
Knife 8 5/8 ins. (21.8 cm.) long; fork 5 5/8 ins. (14.3 cm.) long; spoon 6 1/8 ins. (15.5 cm.) long
A SET OF ROCK-CRYSTAL AND GOLD CUTLERY
SRI LANKA OR GOA, INDIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY OR LATER
The gold mounts set with rubies and sapphires, the ends decorated with dragon shaped heads, the metal marked with a mark on all knives, the reverse of the spoon bowls decorated in low relief, the set comprising four knives, four forks and four spoons
Knife 8 5/8 ins. (21.8 cm.) long; fork 5 5/8 ins. (14.3 cm.) long; spoon 6 1/8 ins. (15.5 cm.) long