Description
Rare Renaissance folding knife with finely carved ivory handle, engraved and partly gilded steel blade, silver ring. Handle in the shape of a nude young woman holding a flowering stem in her right hand, her hair upturned into a braided crown, two wavy locks resting on the shoulders, circular base decorated with a foliage scroll, beautifully executed; rotating ring decorated with foliage friezes; blade with beveled back and ricasso also engraved with foliage. France, circa 1560/70 L. open 15.9 cm - L. closed 9 cm - Weight : 28.1 g (very slight wear, small cracks) A hunting set with ivory handles from a private collection features the same engraved etching and gilding on the blade ricasso; dated 1564, it is given as French. Book consulted : - K. Marquardt, Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons, Stuttgart, 1997, cat.85 p. 36-37 and 200 CITES certificate issued 28/05/2024
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Rare Renaissance folding knife with finely carved ivory handle, engraved and partly gilded steel blade, silver ring. Handle in the shape of a nude young woman holding a flowering stem in her right hand, her hair upturned into a braided crown, two wavy locks resting on the shoulders, circular base decorated with a foliage scroll, beautifully executed; rotating ring decorated with foliage friezes; blade with beveled back and ricasso also engraved with foliage. France, circa 1560/70 L. open 15.9 cm - L. closed 9 cm - Weight : 28.1 g (very slight wear, small cracks) A hunting set with ivory handles from a private collection features the same engraved etching and gilding on the blade ricasso; dated 1564, it is given as French. Book consulted : - K. Marquardt, Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons, Stuttgart, 1997, cat.85 p. 36-37 and 200 CITES certificate issued 28/05/2024
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