Travel Cutlery - Germany - Circa 1730
TRAVEL COVER : Knife, spoon & fork
Germany, circa 1730
Steel and iron
Length : 19 cm approx. O. : 19 cm approx. - F. : 10,5cm
Folding travel cutlery in its boiled leather and flowered case including a fork and a knife - whose blade is punched - with handles in the shape of a pistol grip and a spoon punched "ICF" with ovoid spoon and cut out handle. Decorated with foliage scrolls, avian figures and incised tracery which retains traces of gilding.
Bibliography : A similar example is reproduced in the book Couverts de l'art gothique à l'art nouveau, Collection Jacques Hollander, p.114.
N°75 of the exhibition "L'ART DE LA LAME
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Ref. 2976
Germany, circa 1730
Steel and iron
Length : 19 cm approx. O. : 19 cm approx. - F. : 10,5cm
Folding travel cutlery in its boiled leather and flowered case including a fork and a knife - whose blade is punched - with handles in the shape of a pistol grip and a spoon punched "ICF" with ovoid spoon and cut out handle. Decorated with foliage scrolls, avian figures and incised tracery which retains traces of gilding.
Bibliography : A similar example is reproduced in the book Couverts de l'art gothique à l'art nouveau, Collection Jacques Hollander, p.114.
N°75 of the exhibition "L'ART DE LA LAME
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Ref. 2976
2 620 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Reference (ID): 1036905
Availability: In stock
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