Two knives, the handles in mother-of-pearl (Grande nacre (Pinna nobilis*)) with gold ferrules and bases. Metal blade for one (oxidation) and gold for the second. GIEN 1774-1780. Gross weight: 55 g (Damage and missing parts). In a stingray case (made of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar**) fish skin (stingray)) (lid missing). *This species is not subject to regulation under the Washington Convention, European Community Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996, and predates the application of the AM of 20/12/2004 of the French Environmental Code concerning marine fauna. **Species not regulated under the Washington Convention (CITES) and EC regulations 338/97 of 09/12/1996 and the French Environment Code.

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