"Hunting Set With Knife, Fork And Rifle - Germany Around 1700"
Beautiful hunting set, the leather case containing: a knife, a two-tine fork and a rifle. Both with pistol-shape handles with engraved silver mounts, in the upper part two antler scales riveted with lozenge rosettes. T
he top ended with an acorn. Steel blades.
Reference: Similar one in the book “Cutlery from gothic to art deco” The J. Hollander Collection p. 273 n° 502.
Dimension : length of case 15.5 cm/ knife 22.5 cm/fork 22.3 cm/ fusil 20.7 cm.
Germany end XVIIth/ beginning XVIIIth century.